Anna Katharina Schaffner is professor of cultural history at the University of Kent. She is the author of
Exhaustion: A History and the novel
The Truth about Julia.
Her latest book is
The Art of Self-Improvement: Ten Timeless Truths.
At the
Guardian Schaffner tagged
ten of the best guides to making a better life, including:
Grit by Angela Duckworth (2017)
According to the psychologist Angela Duckworth, grit tops talent every time. That is music to the ears of anyone inclined to identify with Aesop’s plodding tortoise rather than the effortlessly speedy hare. “Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another,” she writes. Here grit is a drive to improve both our skills and our performance by consistent effort. Gritty people are always eager to learn and are driven by an enduring passion. They learn from their mistakes, have direction and live more coherent lives.
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--Marshal Zeringue
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