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description: One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasnt social intelligence. It wasnt good looks physical health and it wasnt IQ. It was grit. - Angela Duckworth Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future day-in day-out. Not just for the week not just for the month but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like its a marathon not a sprint. - Angela Duckworth As soon as possible experts hungrily seek feedback on how they did. Necessarily much of that feedback is negative. This means that experts are more interested in what they did wrongso they can fix itthan what they did right. The active processing of this feedback is as essential as its immediacy. - Angela Duckworth Here's what you will learn:  The ingredients of grit: passion and perseverance  How grit is more important than talent  Why effort counts twice as much  How gritty people are more successful  How to develop your own grit using the four psychological assets  The importance of goal-setting optimism and a growth mindset  How to develop grit in your children  How to create a culture of grit  And much more! ***Don't miss out on the unforgettable and profound wisdom of Angela Duckworth's New York Times Bestselling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Purchase your copy of FastReads' 15-Minute Summary with Analysis &amp; Key Takeaways today. Quickly soak up the essence of her deep insight...and improve your life with true grit for you and those around you*** Overview of book summary: In the book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance author Angela Duckworth brings our attention to this lesser-known psychological trait called grit. Grit has two components: passion and perseverance. Passion means having enduring interest in the job you are doing. Perseverance means being persistent and never giving up. In the book Duckworth shows how grit is important in understanding the psychology of achievement. The Grit Scale which measures an individuals grit score correctly predicted which cadets at West Point would pass the Beast Barracks which National Spelling Bee participants would advance to the next rounds and which sales people would be able to retain their jobs. The book also discusses how talent gets overemphasized whereas grit gets underemphasized. When we place more emphasis on talent we ignore everything else including effort. In a natural vs. striver situation we are most likely to favor the naturally gifted person thus leading to the naturalness bias. Duckworth argues that effort counts twice. A talent with no effort is just unmet potential. She shows that how with the addition of effort talent becomes skill and skill when put to a productive use becomes achievement. In order to help people cultivate a sense of passion and perseverance the author introduces four psychological assets commonly found in the grittiest people: interest practice purpose and hope. Interest and purpose are two sources of passion. Practice and hope help develop perseverance which nurtures the never give up attitude. This attitude which helped cadets pass Beast at West Point helps us follow what we have started through to the end. Grit can be cultivated with the help of the four psychological assets or the people around us our parents teachers mentors etc.
language: English
title: Summary of Grit: by Angela Duckworth | Includes Key Takeaways & Analysis
publisher: None