Grit vs Outliers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Erfolg, Leadership, Success, Psychology, Business
Grit
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Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of…
Outliers
“Those three things—autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.”
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In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Grit highest: Grit 4.4 · Outliers 4.2.
- Outliers has the widest readership — 888264 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Grit | Outliers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (888264) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (651) | 4.5 (3364) |
Reception
| Grit | Outliers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 651 | 888264 |
| Editions | 14 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 721200 |
| Reading it now | — | 31859 |
| Written reviews | — | 36046 |
| Wikipedia attention | 540 | 6068 |
| Pages | 352 | 320 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Grit or Outliers?
Grit has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Grit 4.4/5, Outliers 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Grit or Outliers?
Outliers is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Outliers (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Grit (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Grit or Outliers?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Grit: Moderate; Outliers: Moderate.