"Angela Duckworth has done it again. Situated is the book you read when you're tired of being told to 'just try harder.' Duckworth proves that the fastest way to change your results is to change your situation—your environment, your people, your defaults—so success gets easier, not harder. If you read one book this year to level up your life, make it this one." —Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Let Them Theory and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

"Illuminating and inspiring. . . Duckworth's special skill is helping people find out what they're truly capable of. Here she reveals the levers that can convert an impossible situation into one ripe with possibility. For anyone who feels stuck, this book offers a path to something new." —Carol Dweck, bestselling author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

“A fresh, practical take on what drives real success.” —Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase

“Grit is a persuasive and fascinating response to the cult of IQ fundamentalism. Duckworth reminds us that it is character and perseverance that set the successful apart.” —Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink, on Grit

“Angela Duckworth [is] the psychologist who has made ‘grit’ the reigning buzzword in education-policy circles. . . Duckworth’s ideas about the cultivation of tenacity have clearly changed some lives for the better. . ." —New York Times Book Review on Grit

“[Blends] anecdote and science, statistic and yarn. . . . Not your grandpa’s self-help book, but Duckworth’s text is oddly encouraging, exhorting us to do better by trying harder, and a pleasure to read.” —Kirkus Reviews on Grit

“Engaging. . . . With strong appeal for readers of Daniel H. Pink, Malcolm Gladwell, and Susan Cain, this is a must-have.” —Booklist on Grit

“An informative and inspiring contribution to the literature of success.” —Publishers Weekly on Grit