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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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Angela Duckworth

9 Hours 21 Minutes

Penguin Books LTD

May 2016

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Why do naturally talented people frequently fail to reach their potential while other far less gifted individuals go on to achieve amazing things? The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a passionate persistence. In other words, grit.

MacArthur Genius Award-winning psychologist Angela Duckworth shares fascinating new revelations about who succeeds in life and why. Based on her cutting-edge research, Duckworth shows how many people achieve remarkable things not just by relying on innate natural talent, but by practising what she calls grit. She then offers a Grit Formula to help anyone to become more gritty, focusing on six key factors: hope, effort, precision, passion, ritual and prioritisation. She reveals:

- Why people who test high for talent often fail to achieve their potential, and why people who do not test high for talent often 'overachieve' what others expect them to do
- How grit can be learned, whatever your IQ or circumstances
- Why stubbornness is a key characteristic of gritty people
- When to be stubborn and when giving up is the grittiest thing you can do
- How gritty people found their passion, and you can find yours
- How gritty experts practise, and how you can do the same in your own life
- What the people who care about you can do to boost your grit when you need it most
- How grit is cultivated in the highest-performing sports teams, companies and schools

Leaping past clichés such as 'success is all about hard work', Grit offers a fresh and motivating way to climb to heights far beyond what natural talent would predict.

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  • kaydog

    Great book! It makes me thankful for my parents who forced me to stick to my hobbies when I was a kid, which taught me grit. I hope to inspire and set and example for my kids friends and anyone else to also believe in themselves and the power of grit.

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  • Regine L.

    If I had read this book before Darren Hardy’s, The Compound Effect or James Clear’s Atomic Habits, I may have enjoyed it much more. Towards the end I felt that I needed grit to finish it. One thing that I know about myself is that I do enjoy starting projects, but I don’t always have the grit to finish it, I lose interest very quickly. But, with that said, it does depend on the project and challenge I’m faced with.

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  • Dávid M.

    Angela Duckworth is just incredible. I enjoyed every minute of this book.

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  • Luby G.

    Great book and tips based on research.

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  • Anonymous

    Some valuable perspective. Good source of hope and encouragement for continuing on a path of constant growth.

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  • Anonymous

    Book could have been a chapter long. Lots of filler. Wouldn’t recommend for the money.

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  • Jack C

    Bland personality but the evidence is solid but nothing I hadn’t already heard. Good if you’ve not already encountered though.

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