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Grit

By Angela Duckworth · The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Grit by Angela Duckworth, with red title lettering and gray arrows pointing in different directions on a white cover

ABOUT THE BOOK

An exploration of passion and perseverance in pursuing long-term goals, drawing on research and accounts of demanding work.

Duckworth considers how people develop interests and sustain effort, with attention to practice, purpose, and hope. The book offers a vocabulary for commitment that extends beyond a brief burst of motivation.

Pair it with Peak to distinguish staying with a pursuit from designing effective practice, and with Mindset to explore beliefs about the possibility of improvement.

A CLOSER LOOK

The story behind it.

An exploration of passion and perseverance in pursuing long-term goals, drawing on research and accounts of demanding work.

A long-term commitment

Duckworth describes grit through sustained passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. Interest and continued effort belong together in the definition.

Practice within persistence

Returning to a pursuit creates opportunities to improve, while the form of practice affects what changes. This gives Grit a direct reading connection to Peak.

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HOPPER THREAD · 3 CONNECTIONS

When trying harder needs a better plan

Belief, commitment, and practice answer different questions. Follow a reading path that makes those differences useful rather than declaring one book the answer to learning.

Updated edition cover of Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, with blue title lettering and colored horizontal bandsGrit by Angela Duckworth, with red title lettering and gray arrows pointing in different directions on a white coverComplete turquoise Vintage cover with diver on a board, Peak title, and both Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool named.Original explanatory diagram for Deliberate practice. In Ericsson's framework, deliberate practice is a specific form of purposeful practice, informed by established knowledge of expert performance and effective training methods, often with a qualified teacher.

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Introductions are grounded in the sources below. Collection notes and reading prompts provide an editorial starting point; personal opinions are identified in the collection’s content.

Grit by Angela Duckworth, with red title lettering and gray arrows pointing in different directions on a white cover

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