Angela Lee Duckworth Summary

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Angela Lee Duckworth, management consultant, high school teacher and psychologist, explores the value of diligence. He asks himself, "What if success in school and in life depends on so much more than on the ability to learn quickly and easily?" Determination, not IQ or talent, is the best predictor of success, According to Duckworth. Science offers few ideas to develop this quality, so the author presents arguments to investigate more about it. Whatever your personal or professional goals, the determination will drive you to reach the goal and cross it. GetAbstract recommends that you devote a few minutes to this lesson on staying in power.

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