Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Praise and Table of Contents

Sep 20, 2026

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A compilation of endorsements and a structured table of contents for Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. The quoted praise emphasizes how perseverance and purpose counter the myth of innate talent, drawing on decades of psychological research and real-world success stories across education, work, and sports. It presents a three-part framework explaining what grit is, how it is developed internally and externally, and why grit matters for long-term achievement.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages292

Reading Time7 h 30 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Part I: What Grit Is and Why It Matters

Chapter 1: Showing Up

Chapter 2: Distracted by Talent

Chapter 3: Effort Counts Twice

Chapter 4: How Gritty Are You?

Chapter 5: Grit Grows

Part II: Growing Grit from the Inside Out

Chapter 6: Interest

Chapter 7: Practice

Chapter 8: Purpose

Chapter 9: Hope

Part III: Growing Grit from the Outside In

Chapter 10: Parenting for Grit

Chapter 11: The Playing Fields of Grit

Chapter 12: A Culture of Grit

Chapter 13: Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Recommended Reading

About the Author

Notes

Index

Praise for Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance “Profoundly important. For eons, we’ve been trapped inside the myth of innate talent. Angela Duckworth shines a bright light into a truer understanding of how we achieve. We owe her a great debt.” —David Shenk, author of The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ “Enlightening . . . Grit teaches that life’s high peaks aren’t necessarily conquered by the naturally nimble but, rather, by those willing to endure, wait out the storm, and try again.” —Ed Viesturs, seven-time climber of Mount Everest and author of No Shortcuts to the Top “Masterful . . . Grit offers a truly sane perspective: that true success comes when we devote ourselves to endeavors that give us joy and purpose.” —Arianna Hufﬁngton, author of Thrive “Readable, compelling, and totally persuasive. The ideas in this book have the potential to transform education, management, and the way its readers live. Angela Duckworth’s Grit is a national treasure.” —Lawrence H . Summers, former secretary of the treasury and President Emeritus at Harvard University “Fascinating. Angela Duckworth pulls together decades of psychological research, inspiring success stories from business and sports, and her own unique personal experience and distills it all into a set of practical strategies to make yourself and your children more motivated, more passionate, and more persistent at work and at school.” —Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed“A thoughtful and engaging exploration of what predicts success. Grit takes on widespread misconceptions and predictors of what makes us strive harder and push further . . . Duckworth’s own story, wound throughout her research, ends up demonstrating her theory best: passion and perseverance make up grit.” —Tory Burch, chairman, CEO and designer of Tory Burch “An important book . . . In these pages, the leading scholarly expert on the power of grit (what my mom called ‘stick-to-it-iveness’) carries her message to a wider audience, using apt anecdotes and aphorisms to illustrate how we can usefully apply her insights to our own lives and those of our kids.” —Robert D . Putnam, professor of public policy at Harvard University and author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids “Empowering . . . Angela Duckworth compels attention with her idea that regular individuals who exercise self-control and perseverance can reach as high as those who are naturally talented—that your mindset is as important as your mind.” —Soledad O’Brien, chairman of Starﬁsh Media Group and former coanchor of CNN’s American Morning “Invaluable . . . In a world where access to knowledge is unprecedented, this book describes the key trait of those who will optimally take advantage of it. Grit will inspire everyone who reads it to stick to something hard that they have a passion for.” —Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy“I love an idea that challenges our conventional wisdom and Grit does just that! Put aside what you think you know about getting ahead and outlasting your competition, even if they are more talented. Getting smarter won’t help you—sticking with it will!” —Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last“Incredibly important . . . There is deeply embodied grit, which is born of love, purpose, truth to one’s core under ferocious heat, and a relentless passion for what can only be revealed on the razor ’s edge; and there is the cool, patient, disciplined cultivation and study of resilience that can teach us all how to get there. Angela Duckworth’s masterpiece straddles both worlds, offering a level of nuance that I haven’t read before.” —Josh Waitzkin, international chess master, Tai Chi Push Hands world champion, and author of TheArt of Learning “A combination of rich science, compelling stories, crisp graceful prose, and appealingly personal examples . . . Without a doubt, this is the most transformative, eye-opening book I’ve read this year.” —S

FAQs

What core message about success does the book’s praise highlight?

The endorsements stress that enduring passion and perseverance drive success more reliably than innate talent, reframing how people think about achievement.

How is the book organized according to the contents?

It is divided into a preface and three parts: defining what grit is and why it matters, building grit from the inside out, and growing grit from the outside in.

Which chapters focus on the internal development of grit?

Part II covers interest, practice, purpose, and hope in Chapters 6 through 9.

Sep 20, 2026

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