Angela Duckworth on why grit isn’t enough

About this episode

Angela Duckworth discusses her new framework for achieving excellence and the importance of making small changes for success.

With the highly anticipated follow up to her bestseller “Grit”, psychologist and author Angela Duckworth offers a new framework for achieving excellence. She talks with host Jeff Berman about why making even small changes to your situation is the precursor to success.  You can find more about Angela's book Situated here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Situated/Angela-Duckworth/9781668005941 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Berman

Guest: Angela Duckworth

Topics covered

• grit
• psychology
• excellence
• success
• personal development

Keywords

• Angela Duckworth
• grit
• excellence
• success
• psychology
• personal development
• Situated

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Simon & Schuster

Books & works: Grit, Situated

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