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A review by kimball_hansen
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
4.0
I didn't get as much out of this book as I'd hoped for/expected. I liked when he talked about the rats that groom their pups after being handled by humans had a positive impact on their (the pups) actions. It made me wonder if that is why usually oldest and youngest kids seem to be happier/successful than their middle child syndrome counter-parts (IE they don't get the attention like the others do).
This is the first book where I've read that having too much self-control can be a problem. I hadn't thought of that till now. But the author did state that having too much self-control is better than having not enough, which I will fully endorse.
Although I will say that How Children Succeed didn't really make it's point, at least to me. Usually books that take a side on what to do or how to live one's life a certain way will drill down their thesis statement till you're blue in the face. I didn't find that with this - unless it was at the end where the author talked about getting people out of poverty is how children succeed.
I wanted to hear more about his biking trip from Atlanta to Novia Scotia.
This is the first book where I've read that having too much self-control can be a problem. I hadn't thought of that till now. But the author did state that having too much self-control is better than having not enough, which I will fully endorse.
Although I will say that How Children Succeed didn't really make it's point, at least to me. Usually books that take a side on what to do or how to live one's life a certain way will drill down their thesis statement till you're blue in the face. I didn't find that with this - unless it was at the end where the author talked about getting people out of poverty is how children succeed.
I wanted to hear more about his biking trip from Atlanta to Novia Scotia.