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Psychologist Angela Duckworth on Why Grit, Not IQ, Predicts Success (includes video) Creative history brims with embodied examples of why the secret of genius is doggedness rather than “god”-given talent, from the case of young Mozart’s upbringing to E. B. White’s wisdom on writing to Chuck Close’s assertion about art to Tchaikovsky’s conviction about composition to Neil Gaiman’s advice to aspiring writers. But it takes a brilliant scholar of the psychology of achievement to empirically prove these creative intuitions: Math-teacher-turned-psychologist Angela Duckworth, who began her graduate studies under positive psychology godfather Martin Seligman at my alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, has done more than anyone for advancing our understanding of how self-control and grit — the relentless work ethic of sustaining your commitments toward a long-term goal — impact success. So how heartening to hear that Duckworth is the recipient of a 2013 MacArthur “genius” grant for her extraordinary endeavors, the implications of which span from education to employment to human happiness. Click the link for the full article and video. ______________________________ Language Teaching Professionals: ltprofessionals/ https://twitter/LTProfessionals facebook/LanguageTeachingProfessionals linkedin/groups/LTP-Language-Teaching-Professionals-4610447 brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/26/angela-duckworth-grit/
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:29:39 +0000

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