Читать книгу Summary: Grit. The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Angela Lee Duckworth - Smart Reading, Ольга Ганкова - Страница 2

The daughter of Chinese immigrants, an Oxford graduate, Angela Duckworth made a career in the international consulting company McKinsey for several years, had brilliant prospects and was paid well. However, at the age of 27, she left the consulting world and went to a regular high school to teach math. Then she trained as a psychologist, gained knowledge in the field of neuroscience, became a scientist and devoted years to the study of "genius". What helps people to succeed, what is talent, what is the role of vocation and self-discipline in achieving long-term goals. These are the questions for which Angela Duckworth was seeking answers.

In 2013, Angela Duckworth got a MacArthur Fellowship for "exceptional achievement and potential for long and rewarding creative work". This award is also commonly known as the "Genius Grant".

The book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance", written based on the results of her extensive research, became a world bestseller. Angela Duckworth's TED talk on the same topic has over 15 million views and has been translated into 49 languages and still remains one of the most popular reports in the history of the conference.

The main idea of the book is that the key to outstanding achievements is not talent and innate abilities, but a special mixture of perseverance and passion for one's activity, which Angela Duckworth calls grit.

In her book, she argues that interest and passion for a certain activity do not appear by themselves, but they can be discovered, developed and retained. She also offers specific techniques (such as the "deliberate practice" technique and the method of value hierarchy) that will help you set big, ambitious goals and achieve equally impressive results.