In this instant New York Times bestseller, 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.”
Drawing on her own powerful story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Duckworth, now a celebrated researcher and professor, describes her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to the hypothesis that what really drives success is not “genius” but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.
In Grit, she takes readers 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 she’s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers—from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll.
Among Grit’s most valuable insights:
*Why any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your goal
*How grit can be learned, regardless of I.Q. or circumstances
*How lifelong interest is triggered
*How much of optimal practice is suffering and how much ecstasy
*Which is better for your child—a warm embrace or high standards
*The magic of the Hard Thing Rule
Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, 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.
Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. She is also the Founder and Scientific Director of the Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She completed her BA in neurobiology at Harvard, her MSc in neuroscience at Oxford, and her PhD in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is her first book and an instant New York Times bestseller.
在湖南南部有个俗语:"下狠",含义类似普通话的"勤奋",同时还有"对自己狠,不会轻易放弃"的意思。我觉得跟这个grit类似。 如果你只是想听人强调"勤奋"的重要性,那看这本书还不如去中学校堂听高三带班老师洗脑。angela duckworth带来的新东西就是她把grit掰碎了讲,不仅告诉你...
评分 评分 评分 评分非常勵志,很適合家長和老師閱讀,對我來說可能太晚了。
评分14/50 of 2017. 3.5. 和The Outliers, The Tipping Point, David and Goliath, The Power of Habit, Thinking Fast and Slow 放在一起看,会有贯穿成功心理学的点.
评分相对succeed,这本grit略逊色。我更prefer《succeed》里一系列专业的实验论证,而不是拿一些名人言论、外加作者的感情渲染,来加强说服性。(但不得不说,作者开篇拿父亲和自己的往事来引题,就相当打动我。) 继续拿树做比喻的话,这棵树相对孱弱,枝干细嫩略飘摇。 另外, 因为我个人研究占星的缘故,在读心理学的著作时,我会同时拿书中的论证来用占星理论再对比,succeed的解释性非常强,而这本grit就弱很多。
评分People seem overly harsh on this book. Male writers who write similar books don't receive this type of treatment. Hmm...
评分14/50 of 2017. 3.5. 和The Outliers, The Tipping Point, David and Goliath, The Power of Habit, Thinking Fast and Slow 放在一起看,会有贯穿成功心理学的点.
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