Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. She is also the Founder and Scientific Director of the Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She completed her BA in neurobiology at Harvard, her MSc in neuroscience at Oxford, and her PhD in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is her first book and an instant New York Times bestseller.
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Amanda Ripley, "New York Times" bestsellingauthor of "The Smartest
Kids in the World: And" "How They Got That Way""
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fact, hope. We can "all "dazzle.
Susan Cain, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Quiet: The
Power of Introverts in a World That Can t Stop Talking"
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