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Author Angela Duckworth visits Google to discuss her book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.\u201d In the book, Angela explores the science of why some people succeed and others fail, and why talent alone doesn\u2019t guarantee success.

Drawing on her own powerful story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently criticized her supposed lack of \u201cgenius,\u201d Duckworth describes her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to the hypothesis that what really drives success is not \u201cgenius\u201d but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.

In \u201cGrit\u201d, she takes readers into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, teachers working in some of the toughest schools, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she\u2019s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers\u2014from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll.

\u201cGrit\u201d is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that\u2014not talent or luck\u2014makes all the difference.

Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

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