# Shortform - Grit by Angela Duckworth (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://media.shortform.com/covers/png/grit-cover.png) ## Highlights - grit, which she defines as a personality trait combining perseverance and passion. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/b4f16590-22e8-43d7-a31d-d3f0bcd6d260)) - Perseverance means having resilience: It’s the ability to overcome setbacks, work hard, and finish things rather than give up. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/01931736-712d-4f18-b65f-df06dd540b9d)) - Passion means having direction: It’s the ability to adhere to a goal over the long term and maintain your interest level, as opposed to changing your goal mercurially. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/f22876fc-1137-486f-b0e4-9d53377f5d90)) - deliberate practice: a structured, purposeful, and disciplined way to direct your efforts so that they produce real results. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/87c04a25-c941-4717-9c43-804586929335))