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Comments on: Increasing ‘grit’ personality trait is possible, predicting college students’ improved academic success
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By: J David Rogers
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Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:33:07 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=27775#comment-217193Nice to see that Angela Duckworth’s writing on grit is being appreciated! I really enjoyed reading her best selling book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” which appeared in 2016. It contained a myriad of stories that rang true with my early life experiences, which were influenced by my participation of organized sports and military service, before entering the private sector, and eventually, academia. I routinely quote from her book in my “lectures on life” preambles in my freshman-sophomore courses, where life habits are being shaped. I ‘ve learned that today’s students don’t feel they have the time to read books, but many of them will listen to audible books if they hear something that tickles their fancy.
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