Duckworth, Angela
Grit : why passion and resilience are the secrets to success / Angela Duckworth - London : Vermilion, 2017. - xv, 440 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2016
Unlock the key to success. In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement. Winningly personal, insightful and powerful, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that - not talent or luck - makes all the difference
Part I. What grit is and why it matters : Showing up
Distracted by talent
Effort counts twice
How gritty are you?
Grit grows
Part II. Growing grit from the inside out : Interest
Practice
Purpose
Hope
Part III. Growing grit from the outside in : Parenting for grit
The playing fields of grit
A culture of grit
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Recommended reading
Notes
Index
9781785040207 (pbk.)
Achievement.
Aspirations, Psychological.
Diligence.
Expectation (Psychology)
Success
158.1 DUC
Grit : why passion and resilience are the secrets to success / Angela Duckworth - London : Vermilion, 2017. - xv, 440 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2016
Unlock the key to success. In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement. Winningly personal, insightful and powerful, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that - not talent or luck - makes all the difference
Part I. What grit is and why it matters : Showing up
Distracted by talent
Effort counts twice
How gritty are you?
Grit grows
Part II. Growing grit from the inside out : Interest
Practice
Purpose
Hope
Part III. Growing grit from the outside in : Parenting for grit
The playing fields of grit
A culture of grit
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Recommended reading
Notes
Index
9781785040207 (pbk.)
Achievement.
Aspirations, Psychological.
Diligence.
Expectation (Psychology)
Success
158.1 DUC
