In this instant New York Times bestseller Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed
that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and
persistence she calls â??grit.â?? â??Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhereâ?? (People). The
daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of â??genius â?? Angela Duckworth is now
a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching
business consulting and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives
success: not genius but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance. In Grit
she takes us into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at West Point
teachers working in some of the toughest schools and young finalists in the National Spelling
Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern
experiments in peak performance. Finally she shares what sheâ??s learned from interviewing
dozens of high achieversâ??from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob
Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. â??Duckworthâ??s ideas about the cultivation
of tenacity have clearly changed some lives for the betterâ?? (The New York Times Book Review).
Among Gritâ??s most valuable insights: any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your
goal grit can be learned regardless of IQ or circumstances when it comes to child-rearing
neither a warm embrace nor high standards will work by themselves how to trigger lifelong
interest the magic of the Hard Thing Rule and so much more. Winningly personal insightful
and even life-changing Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down
and how thatâ??not talent or luckâ??makes all the difference. This is â??a fascinating tour of
the psychological research on successâ?? (The Wall Street Journal).
