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內容簡介 為什麼最聰明不見得最優秀？最有才華不見得最成功？ 如果不是天賦、不是IQ智商，什麼才是人生成功最重要的關鍵要素？ 天分或努力，都不是成就的唯一條件， 持久熱情、堅持毅力是人生成就更重要的致勝關鍵。 ●出版即空降紐時報暢銷榜！同佔Amazon心理學類、教養教育類TOP1 TED超人氣演說近千萬瀏覽 ●《華盛頓郵報》2016領導力矚目新書 ●《富比士》2016必讀商業書 ●《華爾街日報》、《經濟學人》、《紐約時報》、公共電視等熱烈報導 本書首度完整揭露成就背後的科學實證， 解開人類恆久探索的高成就之謎，顛覆人們習以為常的能力觀！ 作者達克沃斯博士是美國研究成就與人格特質的新生代心理學家，曾任麥肯錫顧問、小學教師，她也是兩個女兒的母親，長期研究發現，創造卓越成就的關鍵不是天賦，而是結合對目標的長期熱情與堅持的恆毅力（Grit）。更重要的是，恆毅力是可以自我掌控、自我培養的特質，不像天份無法改變，人生各方面的優秀都是刻意練習出來，達克沃斯因此於2013年獲得被譽為「天才獎」的麥克阿瑟獎。 2013 TED演說首度引爆千萬人關注，本書完整說明培養、強化恆毅力的具體方法成功的要訣—恆毅力，這場TED演說讓許多人關注恆毅力的發現，但並未說明如何有系統培養自己恆毅力的方法。因此更多人詢問他：「恆毅力能培養嗎？」 「有沒有什麼方法增強我的恆毅力？」「如何幫助我關心的人培養恆毅力？」 本書為繼TED演說後，達克沃斯博士更完整分享為何恆毅力是被低估的成就必要條件，如何培養、加強恆毅力的具體方法。 書中除了彙整各項心理學長期實證研究、呈現嚴謹心理與性格的理論與發現，達克沃斯更分享她訪談全球不同領域恆毅力典範的故事，包括西點軍校訓練的祕密、拼字冠軍的自我練習，還有業務、運動明星、成功企業人士如何設定目標、找到人生熱情的方法、如何持之以恆堅持下去。這項發現顛覆了教育界培養能力的觀點，全美愈來愈多學校將恆毅力納入學生評量項目。 • 為什麼比起天分，努力加倍重要？ • 如何測量恆毅力的高低？ • 無論智商高低或環境如何，如何培養恆毅力？ • 如何打造戰勝逆境的超強大腦？ • 如何找到終生的興趣與熱情？ • 如何設定正確目標？哪些目標必須堅持哪些必須放棄？ • 究竟是溫暖的陪伴，還是設定嚴格高標能協助孩子發展潛力？ • 教養小孩「困難任務」的神奇力量 • 如何建立不斷增強恆毅力的環境，打造超級團隊？ • 如何挑選具有高度恆毅力的人才？ 熱情與努力讓你更成功，不是天賦 堅持與毅力讓你更優秀，不是智商 是你的恆毅力，而非運氣，讓你發揮極致，成就精彩人生！ 本書介出自天下雜誌股份有限公司出版《恆毅力: 人生成功的究極能力 》“A useful guide for parents or teachers looking for confirmation that passion and persistence matter, and for inspiring models of how to cultivate these important qualities.” —The Washington PostIn this young readers edition of the instant New York Times bestseller Grit, MacArthur Genius Award–winning professor Angela Duckworth offers insights into who succeeds in life and why the secret to achievement a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.In Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success Duckworth shows young people how they can achieve remarkable things not just by relying on natural talent but by practicing a unique form of focused persistence. She also teaches them how to be better at pursuing the small goals that will bring joy into their everyday life.Drawing on her powerful personal story, Duckworth describes how a youth spent smashing through every academic barrier resulted in the hypothesis that the real predictor of success may not be inborn “talent” but a special blend of resilience and single-mindedness.Through her descriptions of field research at venues as various as the National Spelling Bee (where students who score highest on the “Grit Scale” land in the final rounds) to work with Pete Carroll coach of the Seattle Seahawks, who was building the grittiest culture in the NFL, Duckworth shows how “grit” works in the real world. She also passes along insights gleaned from interviews with dozens of high achievers including the New York Times Crossword Editor, the Dean of Admissions at Harvard, and more.
