Angela L. Duckworth talks about Will Power: Grit, Self-control, and Achievement for Family Action Network (FAN) on November 29th 2012.
01:18:54 min
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This book is designed to explain why winners win, why losers lose―and why everyone else finishes in the same position time after time. Addressing the competitor―whether in sailing, tennis, golf, baseball, or other sport―Stuart H.
Learning any new skill involves relatively brief spurts of progress, each of which is followed by a slight decline to a plateau somewhat higher in most cases than that which preceded it . . . the upward spurts vary; the plateaus have their own dips and rises along the way. . . .
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.