One of the things that I should say at the outset is that this question of, “Is it in my gene? Was I born gritty?” There are people that we know who are like, “They were like that when they were two years old.” There is a genetic component to grit. As you’ve done a tremendous amount of study and research around the principle, what is the common denominator as far as where it comes from?
I would also say the drive behind the effort is also important in a sense to identify. There’s nothing immoral about that but I do think it’s hard to be excellent at something unless you work at it for a while. That’s also a failure of grit is to be working hard but on very different things all the time. There’s no consistency in the direction in which they’re working. There are some people who would say, “I have a good work ethic,” but they are working on one thing after another. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance It’s being okay with mediocre things and mediocre results. The opposite of grit would be apathy, not caring and certainly not doing anything about a goal that means something to you. What would you say the opposite of grit is? This helps me sometimes to understand a word or an idea is by knowing what the opposite is. One reason that some do well in life and some don't is the ability to muster perseverance and passion for something over periods of time. Also thinking about something because you want to be in adulthood, at least voluntarily obsessed by something so that you’re always working on it in the back of your mind. One of the reasons that some do well in life and some don’t is the ability to muster perseverance and passion for something over long periods of time, not giving up. Others in the same exact classroom, under the same roof, using the same books and of seemingly a comparable intelligence were not doing well. The fascination I have with grit and with achievement in part stems from being a teacher and watching kids. I taught kids math in middle school and high school. Before I was a psychologist, I was a teacher. Would you mind going into your experience in discovering the principle of grit? It’s awesome to have you on.įor those who don’t know you, you’re right next to Simon Sinek as far as TED Talk views are concerned. She’s also the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. She’s also the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, which is a not for profit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. My guest is Angela Duckworth and she is the Christopher H. The Principle Of Grit with Angela Duckworth
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She talks about the roles models that exemplify those characters plus developing grit among children, exploring how failure is not a bad thing while sharing the differences among generations when it comes to society’s pressures. Learn how she discovered this principle as she shares its opposite and how DNA plays a part. Angela takes us into the science behind these characters as she also imparts her non-profit called Character Lab. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania where she studies grit and self-control. American academic, psychologist, and popular science author Angela Lee Duckworth talks about the principle of grit and why it is an important component to success.
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