Back Page Notes – Grit by Angela Duckworth
Every month I try and read 2-3 books with a focus on leadership, professional development, and philosophy. The problem is five or six months down the line I’d often forget what book I read and also forget the main points from the book. Writing notes in the margin worked for a while but it was quite a pain to go through all my books and look for notes. Writing notes on the back page of the book worked great but if I gave the book away I lost the notes. I finally started writing all my notes in a moleskin journal, snapping a picture or typing them on a 1-page PDF to share on DODReads.
This process morphed into the creation of professional Executive Summaries which I’m happy to share below. If you would like to join me and share your own executive summary please follow the guidance here.
GRIT BEGETS GRIT
Grit- The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth
- Grit it not
- Passion
- Love
- Tallent
- Potential
Grit is:
- Passion and Perseverance
- Hard work in the right direction
- One who enjoys both the chase and capture
- Lower Level Goals Feed Higher Level Goals
Parenting with Grit
Even if an extra circular activity does not lead to pro results that energy and passion can be transferred to something else.
The HARD THING rule
- Everyone must have a hard thing
- You can not quit until it is over
- You choose your own hard thing
Mice that work hard for one pellet of food do better on complex mazes
GRIT BEGETS GRIT
If you are a reader or author and would like to publish a high quality executive summary from your personal reading list or military reading list that you would like published on DODReads.com please use this template. I will be happy to include your notes, a short bio, picture, and links to your website or socials.
