Acknowledgements ................................................... x
Foreword ................................................................... xv
Introduction:The Cost of Uncertainty ........................ 1
PART I: Introduction to Grit......................................... 11
1. What Is Grit? ......................................................... 19
2. The Downside of Grit ............................................ 27
PART II: Introduction to Mindset ...............................37
3. How We Evolved to Respond to Uncertainty ...... 43
4. Being Present ..................................................... 53
5. Awareness, Acceptance, Action ......................... 63
6. Making Friends with Yourself ..............................73
PART III: Introduction to Purpose ...........................87
7. When Passion Is Not Enough ........................... 89
8. Purpose as Antidote to Uncertainty ...................101
9. Enacting Purpose Though Service .................. 119
PART IV: Introduction to Effort ............................. 135
10. When Perseverance Goes Awry ....................137
11. The Case Against and For Quitting ................ 149
12. Cleaning Up Effort .........................................169
To Sum Up ......................................................... 187
Appendix: Core Values ...................................... 191
References ........................................................ 193
About the Author .................................................197
