“Grit, as power of sustaining interest and determination, is how to persist the effort to achieve success” Duckworth, 2016. In this book, Duckworth, a psychologist redefines the fundamental concepts of grit through her research in psychology, education, and neuroscience.

This book has an amazing structure; it starts with Duckworth explaining her own journey through different careers, which eventually led her to investigate what makes talented people successful in life. The author introduces readers to the concept of grit, explaining that it is a combination of passion and perseverance that separates individuals who reach their long-term goals from those who do not.

Duckworth’s presenting grit as something that can be learned instead of being innate is one of the most interesting things about her book. Her work gives hope that everyone can embrace passion by offering up inspiring anecdotes as well as scientific evidence that demonstrates how becoming gritty is possible through deliberate practice, resilience and developing a growth mindset.

Duckworth also emphasizes the importance of nurturing grit in children, students, and young adults by focusing on the role played by adults such as parents, educators or mentors. She provides approaches on how to build self-grit for oneself and others therefore making this book practical for personal development rather than just theoretical knowledge.

Moreover, it contains stories about real persons from diverse professions like sportspeople, businesspersons, teachers, musicians among others who demonstrate grittiness. Through these stories anybody can get connected easily with what she says at a more personal level.

However, some sections may be considered dull especially when she repeats the significance of endurance and hard work throughout this whole book even though it was so thoughtful and encouraging. Nonetheless she also notes that grit alone does not determine success; since other factors such as opportunity or privilege influence heavily on triumphs and failures.

“Grit” by Angela Duckworth is an intriguing book that forces readers to examine the conventional ideas about success. It is therefore not enough to be talented; one must also be persistent and resilient to achieve exceptional success. This book is recommended for all who are looking for motivation and practical steps towards making their grit develop and achieve their goals in future.