book: Grit = Passion + Perseverance

Grit by Angela Duckworth | Brian Johnson

Grit by Angela Duckworth - YouTube
review by Brian Johnson

• Grit = Passion + Perseverance
  (West Point "beast barracks")
• Talent * Effort = Skills
  Skills * Effort = Achievement
• Gritty Passion: passion that endures, ultimate concern
• Grow Grit
• from inside out
• from outside in (i.e. parenting)
• Psichological Assets:
• Interest
• Practice
• Purpose (service)
• Hope
• Wise Parenting (from Latin, "to bring forth" potential in children)
• +Warmth +Standards= Supportive
• -Warmth +Standards= Authoritative
• +Warmth -Standards = Permisive
• -Warmth -Standards = Neglect

Angela Duckworth: "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" | Talks at Google - YouTube
Talent is important (a speed of acquiring new skills),
but without perseverance does not help finish what is started.

Spirit of Kaizen, contiguous improvement, (directed) deliberate practice:

• Extremely Intentional (very specific goals, problem solving)
• 100% Focus (practicing with great effort)
• Feedback, ideally immediate and information rich
• Reflect and refinement, and try again

TEDxBlue - Angela Lee Duckworth, Ph.D - 10/18/09 - YouTube

Grit Scale - Android Apps on Google Play