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Angela Duckworth, an American scholar, gave a TED Talk in New York entitled "Grit: The
Power of Passion and Perseverance." The ideas in her talk were later made into a book
with the same title, 3. was published in 2016.
4. years earlier, Duckworth accepted a job as a mathematics teacher at a public
school in New York. Her talk details how 5. the years, her students gradually taught her
that to be successful, natural intelligence alone is not enough. One must also possess what is
known 6. grit. Grit refers to consistent effort 7. by a strong determination to
achieve a goal. Through detailed research, Duckworth discovered that people with high levels
of grit remain highly motivated to achieve their goals 8.giving up on them. In other
words, someone with true grit will see himself or herself getting closer to his or her goal day
by day. Therefore, that person will always be able to keep himself or herself
achieving that goal.
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10. Her book
Duckworth's TED Talk and book have since inspired millions
remained on The New York Times' bestseller list for almost half a year following its
publication.
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