Grit

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Duckworth explores the subject of being gritty so throughly, and in such a factual and genuine way, that it inspired me to be even more persistent about my passions.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?Yes.This book is well written, well performed, and a brilliant outline of what we all know to be true.But simply can't put into words like Mrs. Duckworth.What about Angela Duckworth’s performance did you like?Angela Duckworth does a brilliant job.Sometimes you listen to an author read their own work and you think "This is a good book by Mr./Ms. ABC - but they should have hired Mr./Ms. XYZ to read it.".Not this audiobook.Great job!If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?Grit - How YOU Can Perform Like a West Point Cadet In Your Own Life.

For what it's worth, Duckworth's writing and research have not changed my actions. But they would have if I had known about them before my children became adults. I have always known the power of perseverance, but instilling it in others is something I've struggled with. This book helps. Perhaps I will try some of these ideas out on my young team at work...

The book offers an overall insight into the research completed on the topic, but the substance gets lost in all the stories and research details shared by the author.Would have appreciated a more direct and practical approach.Grit is about focused approached not jumping a over the place.

Any additional comments?Grit seems a simple concept, but that powerful. Angela Duckworth deconstructs why grit is one of the key differentiators for achieving success and fulfillment in life. the numerous examples and studies show how grit is important and critical. I particularly appreciated the chapters on parenting and how intentionally to grow grit with kids. A must read for everybody and particularly parents!

This book smartly explores the value of effort and the many levels of hard work over talent. It is similar to books of Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers, Tipping Point), however, in this book, everything is backed up with years of research and doesn't make sweeping generalizations from onetime instances. The author also recognizes both sides of her theories and uses a great variety of examples. She presents the notion of grit versus talent in a way that makes you feel capable and motivated because of the evidence presented. Very wise and informative book, I highly recommend it - especially for those who believe talent cannot be developed or that hard work cannot more so than not, trump talent.

This book has a great concept that is very exciting.Grit can win over talent.The author shares the research that she has done to prove this.The problem is that the exciting news has been made clear and obvious by chapter 3.The rest is like reading a PhD's Thesis paper.I had to quite by chapter 6.It was extremely repetitive and boring.

I purchased this book because I've always been interested in perseverance and how it works. I thought this book would be more about stories but I was definitely wrong. As a person who does not really like hearing about research, I have to admit that this book filled with useful information and so well written that I hardly noticed. The author read in such a way that I was always interested and couldn't wait to get back to the book. Most importantly I found out some answers that I have been seeking about myself for years and how to motivate and transfer my own Grit over to my children.I highly recommend not only you read this book, but also have your children read it. I can guarantee that they too will get something out of it.

Not sure if it was the authors tone or the content but I felt like I had to listen to a lot of pages to pick up a few gems of wisdom on the topic. This is a topic I’mpassionate about and maybe that’s why it was earth shattering revelations on every page.I do like that she incorporated stories of real people however I felt even the stories droned in sometimes.

It took me longer than normal to finish this work and I think in part because of repeative nature of the material prompting me to take a break.Worth a listen, great examples, but nothing new or original.Summary of this work: "stick to it", "don't quick", "see it through", and the Larry the Cable Guy version, "Git-R-Done!'That's pretty much it with a few studies cited.

This book has a good message. I like how it breaks down what grit is and how much of it is a natural characteristic versus how much of it you can build-up on your own. Where this book for short is a kind of repeats its message after a while and I think could have been compacted into a shoulder read