内容简介
InthisinstantNewYorkTimesbestseller,pioneeringpsychologistAngelaDuckworthshowsanyonestrivingtosucceed—beitparents,students,educators,athletes,orbusinesspeople—thatthesecrettooutstandingachievementisnottalentbutaspecialblendofpassionandpersistenceshecalls“grit.”
Drawingonherownpowerfulstoryasthedaughterofascientistwhofrequentlynotedherlackof“genius,”Duckworth,nowacelebratedresearcherandprofessor,describesherearlyeye-openingstintsinteaching,businessconsulting,andneuroscience,whichledtothehypothesisthatwhatreallydrivessuccessisnot“genius”butauniquecombinationofpassionandlong-termperseverance.
InGrit,shetakesreadersintothefieldtovisitcadetsstrugglingthroughtheirfirstdaysatWestPoint,teachersworkinginsomeofthetoughestschools,andyoungfinalistsintheNationalSpellingBee.Shealsominesfascinatinginsightsfromhistoryandshowswhatcanbegleanedfrommodernexperimentsinpeakperformance.Finally,sheshareswhatshe’slearnedfrominterviewingdozensofhighachievers—fromJPMorganCEOJamieDimontoNewYorkercartooneditorBobMankofftoSeattleSeahawksCoachPeteCarroll.
AmongGrit’smostvaluableinsights:
*Whyanyeffortyoumakeultimatelycountstwicetowardyourgoal
*Howgritcanbelearned,regardlessofI.Q.orcircumstances
*Howlifelonginterestistriggered
*Howmuchofoptimalpracticeissufferingandhowmuchecstasy
*Whichisbetterforyourchild—awarmembraceorhighstandards
*ThemagicoftheHardThingRule
Winninglypersonal,insightful,andevenlife-changing,Gritisabookaboutwhatgoesthroughyourheadwhenyoufalldown,andhowthat—nottalentorluck—makesallthedifference.
作者简介
AngelaDuckworth,PhD,isa2013MacArthurFellowandprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania.ShehasadvisedtheWhiteHouse,theWorldBank,NBAandNFLteams,andFortune500CEOs.SheisalsotheFounderandScientificDirectoroftheCharacterLab,anonprofitwhosemissionistoadvancethescienceandpracticeofcharacterdevelopment.ShecompletedherBAinneurobiologyatHarvard,herMScinneuroscienceatOxford,andherPhDinpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Grit:ThePowerofPassionandPerseveranceisherfirstbookandaninstantNewYorkTimesbestseller.,