Name: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
Uploaded: 2013-05-09T14:59:48Z
Duration: 5 min 59 s
Description: Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Exploring grit in diverse environments, from military academies to classrooms, reveals its crucial role in achieving long-term goals.

Growth mindset, the belief in the malleability of intelligence through effort, is highlighted as a key to cultivating grit.

Grit, defined as passion and perseverance, outshines IQ as a predictor of success across diverse challenging environments.