Dr. Angela Duckworth joins Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest to explore how we can become more passionate and perseverant when times are tough.

About Our Guest: Dr. Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, and author of the bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Dr. Duckworth has also given an incredibly popular TED talk on the subject of Grit that’s been watched over 20 million times.

Timestamps:

1:45: What is grit?

2:10: Where did your interest in grit come from?

4:00: How did you find a sense of purpose?

6:45: Is passion or purpose more important?

9:45: Are there other factors that support grit?

11:30: Does grit feel good?

13:15: How much of what makes us gritty is changeable?

16:00: Can grit be found in communities?

18:45: Developing grit.

22:45: How can we find passions?

25:15: Helping children develop passions.

30:30: How has your research been misunderstood or misused?

32:00: How passion and perseverance support one another.

33:40: How has your work changed your life personally?

35:45: Comparison is the thief of joy.

38:45: Three suggestions for teaching children.

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