I’m about halfway through Angela Duckworth’s Grit.  It’s not quite the kind of book that I’d normally read, really. David Brooks praised it in his column last week, though, so I thought I’d give it a shot.  It’s a good read: still a little too anecdotal for my taste, but I’m finding that her point-for-point analysis of the topic itself is really good (and quite helpful).  Here’s a brief video introducing the book.  Anything longer would give too much away.