Book · 2016
GRIT The Power of PASSION and PERSEVERANCE
Summary of Angela Duckworth's
#232 of 16,764 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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Angela Duckworth, famously University of Pennsylvania, popularized grit as the most important thing to measure success.
What they say about it
- Discusses author Angela Duckworth11
- References passion and perseverance“passion and perseverance”6
The best things said about it
Angela Duckworth like coined that phrase, I guess, or that term and wrote that fantastic book about grit that all everybody read and was like, Oh my god, I just want my kids to have grit.
There's a book I'd recommend everybody it's called Grit by Angela Duckworth.
Her book Grit talks about two components, passion and perseverance.
Bill Gurley The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2025 The psychologist Angela Duckworth she took she wrote her book Grit and she talked a lot about the importance of grit.
A book that I read recently is called Grit by Angela Duckworth I think that just resonated with me because of all this we were talking about.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth is a psychology book that argues sustained passion and perseverance are far more vital to long-term success than innate talent. Mel Robbins recommended the book on The Mel Robbins Podcast to emphasize the importance of consistency over intensity in pursuing goals, while Emma Grede mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett how the book popularized the concept of grit for modern parents and professionals. Pamela Paul and Judith Shulevitz highlighted the book on The Book Review, and Ryan Carson recommended it on ChooseFI for its message on internal motivation. Bill Gurley discussed Duckworth's core components of passion and perseverance on The Tim Ferriss Show, and Cody Sanchez referenced her work on On Purpose with Jay Shetty when analyzing the traits required to scale a business. Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner also explored the author's concepts on People I (Mostly) Admire and Freakonomics Radio by contrasting grit with the strategic value of quitting.
Every mention
Pamela Paul the book again is grit the power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth 2
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“her book is called grit the power of passion and perseverance Judith schvitz wrote Our review”
Recommended
“the book again is grit the power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth”
Emma Grede Angela Duckworth like coined that phrase, I guess, or that term and wrote that fantastic book about grit th… 1
Recommended
“Angela Duckworth like coined that phrase, I guess, or that term and wrote that fantastic book about grit that all everybody read and was like, Oh my god, I just want my kids to have grit.”
Mel Robbins Angela Duckworth, who's a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, she's also the founder… 1
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“Angela Duckworth, who's a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, she's also the founder and CEO of Character Lab and the author of the number one New York Times best-selling book Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance.”
Ryan Carson there's a book I'd recommend everybody it's called grit by Angela Duckworth 1
Recommended
“there's a book I'd recommend everybody it's called grit by Angela Duckworth”
Allison Goddard but a book that I read recently is called grit by Angela Duckworth I think that just resonated with me beca… 1
Discussed
“but a book that I read recently is called grit by Angela Duckworth I think that just resonated with me because of all this we were talking about”
Bill Gurley I had the opportunity to talk to Angela Duckworth when I was working on this and her book Grit talks about… 1
Discussed
“I had the opportunity to talk to Angela Duckworth when I was working on this and her book Grit talks about two components, passion and perseverance.”
Cody Sanchez So, Angela Duckworth, famously University of Pennsylvania, popularized grit as the most important thing to… 1
Discussed
“So, Angela Duckworth, famously University of Pennsylvania, popularized grit as the most important thing to measure success.”
Emily Jashinsky grit the power of passion and perseverance and back mechanic by Dr Stuart Mill all of those give us a clue 1
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“grit the power of passion and perseverance and back mechanic by Dr Stuart Mill all of those give us a clue”
Josh Clark uh she would write a book grit the power of passion and persever perance that was in 2013 1
Discussed
“uh she would write a book grit the power of passion and persever perance that was in 2013”
Nicholas Kardaras and you know the psychologist Angela Duckworth she took she wrote her book grit and she talked a lot about… 1
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“and you know the psychologist Angela Duckworth she took she wrote her book grit and she talked a lot about the importance of grit”
Stephen Dubner You'll run into that Churchill quote in a lot of the literature around grit. 1
Discussed
“You'll run into that Churchill quote in a lot of the literature around grit.”
Steve Levitt So, I want to talk about grit versus quitting. Grid, of course, is a very popular book by psychologist Ange… 1
Discussed
“So, I want to talk about grit versus quitting. Grid, of course, is a very popular book by psychologist Angela Duckworth, who also co-hosts the podcast No Stupid Questions.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“but um grit by tammy duckworth yeah and i i for some reason or another has accepted it i think so i don't think it's tammy is it tammy”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“I mean I don't know if I should confess to this but it was very clear to me when I wrote grit that what made the idea interesting is that we had a view that what makes somebody great at what they do is talent that is the accepted wisdom right but in fact it's not it's sustained effort and”
Plugged
“it may also be because I happen to give a TED Talk that many many children have been forced to watch by their parents what's the topic of this TED Talk it's G RIT T”
Passing
“it is hosted by me and Angela Duckworth who teaches psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and she wrote the book grit the power of passion and perseverance”
Passing
“and and there it is author of grit the power of passion and perseverance and that was released five years ago back in 2016”
Plugged
“so you're a professor of psychology university of pennsylvania and you're author of an amazing book called grit the power and passion of perseverance”
Plugged
“Also joining us tonight as co-host, the University of Pennsylvania psychology professor. She's also the author of the great book, Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Would you please welcome Angela Duckworth.”
Plugged
“Angela, if you don't know, is the author of the long-time bestseller, Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance.”
Passing
“Joining us tonight as co-host, the author of Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance. She's a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania.”