Angela Lee Duckworth - GRIT - The Power of Passion and Determination

Angela Lee Duckworth to Discuss Passion and Perseverance
Aug 20th, 2016 | By Deborah Trefts | The Chautauquan Daily

Definitions of “success” typically include one or more of the following: achievement, accomplishment, attainment and triumph. Each word is positive and uplifting, evoking a sense of satisfaction and worth.

Are there particular qualities and strengths that are integral to success in school, at work, and in life in general? According to Angela Lee Duckworth — the University of Pennsylvania’s Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology and a recipient of a 2013-2018 MacArthur Fellowship (aka “genius”) award — there are and they can be taught.

At 3 p.m. August 20 in the Hall of Philosophy, Duckworth will give a talk with the same title as her first book, published in May, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

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