Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Author: Angela Duckworth
In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and business people both seasoned and new that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called grit.Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, Angel….Read More
20 Books Similar to Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Beautiful Ruins
The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea… Continue Reading Posted in: Americans, Fiction, History
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology.Georgetown computer scientist Cal Newport's Deep Work sparked a movement around the idea… Continue Reading Posted in: Computers & Technology, Social Aspects, Technology
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
A previously published edition of this ISBN can be found here.Now updated with new research — the book that has changed millions of lives.After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University… Continue Reading Posted in: Graduate Test Guides, Popular Social Psychology & Interactions, Psychological Aspects, Success Psychological Aspects
Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance
An eye-opening, Gladwellian look at the power of a positive attitude toward failure and its profound impact on our success in any field.In the airline industry, failure is taken seriously.… Continue Reading Posted in: Economic History, Errors, Organizational Behavior
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
The instant New York Times bestseller. Over 1 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear,… Continue Reading Posted in: Behavioral Sciences, Processes & Infrastructure, Science & Math
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
A new book that explores the science of productivity, and why, in today’s world, managing how you think—rather than what you think—can transform your life. Continue Reading Posted in: Psychology & Counseling, Self-Help, Social Psychology & Interactions
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Change (Psychology), Social Aspects
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… And Maybe the World
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It… Continue Reading Posted in: Self Esteem, Self-Help, Soldiers, Success
Shoe Dog
A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like ...It's an amazing tale' Bill Gates 'The best book I read last year was Shoe Dog,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fashion & Textile Business, Football Biographies, Industries, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Sports & Outdoors
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
In Originals the author addresses the challenge of improving the world from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle… Continue Reading Posted in: Business Culture, Motivational Management & Leadership, Personality, Popular Psychology Personality Study, Psychology & Counseling
Bad Feminist
Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink—all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it… Continue Reading Posted in: African Americans In Mass Media, Anecdotes, Feminist Literary Criticism, Feminist Theory, Text
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one.In The… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Management
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction… Continue Reading Posted in: Distraction (Psychology), Skills, Time Management
Manhattan Beach
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
This book blew my mind.' Adam Grant, bestselling author of OriginalsA former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating – effective in any situation. After a stint… Continue Reading Posted in: Hostage Negotiations, Negotiation In Business
The Last Lecture
A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture'. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them: What wisdom would we… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, College Teachers, Psychological Aspects
Outliers
Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Communication & Social Skills, Cultural Psychiatry, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Psychological Aspects
The 50th Law
In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write… Continue Reading Posted in: African Americans Attitudes, Fear, United States
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
The book that started the Quiet RevolutionAt least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but… Continue Reading Posted in: Behavioral Psychology, Bibliography, Introverts, Popular Psychology Personality Study, Popular Works
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.