Angela Duckworth: Grit Isn't Enough (#317)

What if trying harder is sometimes exactly the wrong thing to do? Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania psychologist, MacArthur Fellow, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit, has spent years studying achievement. In her new book, Situated, she explores why perseverance alone isn't enough. She discusses: How Angela and her husband nearly “gritted” their way out of their marriage How much your environment shapes who you become The small change that can make good habits easier Why parents may be asking the wrong question about their children How peer pressure can become a force for good Whether AI could make us worse at thinking When changing your situation matters more than changing yourself We spend enormous energy trying to improve ourselves. Angela Duckworth asks a different question: what if the more important thing is to change what’s around us?