About this book
Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”
- leadership
- business
- Personality
- Perseverance (Ethics.)
- Psychology
- Success
- Expectation (Psychology.)
- Erfolg
Reader reviews
Josh80/100
Maybe I'll write a longer review eventually. For now, I'll just note that while I enjoyed Grit I was somewhat surprised that Duckworth dedicated a section (p. 74-78) to Catherine Cox's 1926 "Genetic Studies of Genius" a work I took to be thoroughly discredited. In fairness, the lesson Cox draws and Duckworth cites (that prodigious early intelligence isn't a reliable signal of later eminence) is…
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