Grit

Angela Duckworth

Grit

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In Grit: the power of passion and perseverance, the author describes how success is not only linked to natural talent but also to perseverance. The harder we work and hustle to achieve a goal, the more results we will get. The book analyzes the common traits of the most persistent individuals, and shares techniques with which you can train to increase your grit.

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Analysis and key concepts

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What are the characteristics that make an individual ambitious and successful?

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Why do some people fail and others succeed? How talent and grit interact, and which one is more important

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Passion and persistence determine grit, but how do we discover our end goal?

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Can you increase your grit? What traits should you nurture, to amp up your grit?

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First stage of grit growth: how to find your interest

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Second stage of grit growth: how to improve practice

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Third stage of grit growth: how to find a bigger purpose

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Fourth stage of grit growth: hope as a positive view of adversity

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Can you learn to be more gritty by following the examples of others? How grit is influenced by family and friends

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Quotes

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Reach and implement your potential.
  • Learn to develop grit.
  • Learn that talent is not the only thing you need to reach success.

Angela Duckworth is co-founder and CEO of Character Lab, a non-profit organization that uses psychological sciences to help the growth of children. She is also a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and in 2013 she received the Genius Grant, an award established by the McArthur Foundation. Prior to her research career, Duckworth worked as a science and math teacher in public schools in New York, San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Publishing house:

Vermilion

Year:

2018

Pages:

368

ISBN:

978-1501111112