The Rocky Road to the Top

Mindset: the new psychology of success

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 7.9K citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Giftedness, Social Psychology +25

Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals.

Angela Duckworth, Christopher Peterson, Michael D. Matthews et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2007 · 6.5K citations

Talent Development, Achievement Goal, Performance Studies +15

Resilience and development: Contributions from the study of children who overcome adversity

Ann S. Masten, Karin M. Best, Norman Garmezy · Development and Psychopathology · 1990 · 3.3K citations

Resilience Phenomena, Social Sciences, Psychology +17

Learned helplessness: Theory and evidence.

Steven F. Maier, Martin E. P. Seligman · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 1976 · 2.3K citations

Psychosocial Determinant, Educational Psychology, Affective Neuroscience +19

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents

Angela Duckworth, Martin E. P. Seligman · Psychological Science · 2005 · 2.2K citations

Student Motivation, Adolescent Cognition, Self-discipline Outdoes Iq +13