Is having grit (pluck and perseverance)
a key to achieving academic and
career success? Costco member Angela
Duckworth believes so. Duckworth is
the author of the 2016 best-seller Grit:
The Power of Passion and Perseverance,
which outlines how grit is highly
predictive of achievement throughout
life. Her TED Talk on the subject has
been watched by more than 14 million
people and translated into 49 languages.
by ANDREA DOWNING PECK
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Angela Duckworth at the
Washington State Opportunity
Scholarship (WSOS) Opportunity
Talks breakfast in 2016.
