The TED Interview: How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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We’re taking a few weeks off while we prepare the next season. So in the meantime, we’re sharing another episode from the TED Audio Collective that we thought you, of all people, might enjoy. It’s from The TED Interview, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson.

What does it take to persevere and succeed, not just in our careers but in all aspects of our lives? For psychologist Angela Duckworth, the answer can be summed up in one concept: grit. She explains the ingredients in grit and the experiences that make one person persist where another gives up—and offers concrete steps to instill grit early in life and sustain it.

If you like what you hear, check out the full season of The TED Interview wherever you’re listening to this.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:07.0	Hi everyone, it's Medupa.
0:09.0	We're taking a quick break to prepare for the next season.
0:12.0	So today I'm going to share another show that I think you might enjoy.
0:15.0	It's from the Ted interview hosted by Chris Anderson, the head of Ted.
0:19.0	In this show, he sits down with his favorite speakers to wrestle
0:23.0	with some of the most compelling ideas of the moment.
0:26.0	Today's idea is about what it takes to be successful
0:29.0	however you choose to define it.
0:31.0	I mean, what does it take to achieve big meaningful goals?
0:36.0	What you're about to hear is that it's not really about talent or IQ,
0:40.0	but it's about something else we can actually control.
0:44.0	Okay, here's Chris.
0:51.0	Hello, hello. Welcome to the Ted interview. I'm Chris Anderson.
0:55.0	So I have a hunch that today's conversation may strike you as kind of extraordinary.
1:01.0	We're talking about ideas that could actually change how we manage our lives,
1:07.0	how we reach that extra level if you like.
1:11.0	That's because I'm talking today with Angela Lee Duckworth.
1:14.0	She's a psychologist who has dedicated her career to understanding
1:18.0	one of life's most consequential questions.
1:21.0	What does it take to be successful?
1:24.0	I don't just mean successful in the financial sense,
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