Grit, Angela DuckworthWhy do naturally talented people frequently fail to reach their potential while other far less gifted individuals go on to achieve amazing things? The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a passionate persistence. In other words, grit. MacArthur Genius Award winning psychologist Angela Duckworth shares fascinating new revelations about who succeeds in life and why. Based on her cutting edge research, Duckworth shows how many people

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