Angela Duckworth: Passion and Perseverance
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2016
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Angela Duckworth studies grit and self-control, two attributes that are distinct from IQ and yet powerfully predict success and well-being.
In This Episode: -The value of process vs. outcome -How she first came to value grit -Her definition of grit -Impact of self-control on grit -The differences between achievement and mastery -Sunk-cost fallacy -Setting a goal at the right level -Is passion or perseverance harder? -The 3 kinds of character that are most important
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| 0:00.0 | All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm Michael Jervay. |
| 0:14.3 | And the idea behind these conversations |
| 0:16.0 | is to sit down with people who are on the path of mastery, |
| 0:18.4 | who have a point of view about mastery. |
| 0:20.4 | And the hope is that we can work to understand their psychological framework, what they're searching for, their thoughts and habits and how they train their mind to deal with internal and external setbacks and obstacles |
| 0:32.9 | and what they're really investing their life efforts toward. |
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