Grit with Angela Duckworth
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
English - February 04, 2019 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement mindfulness meditation self-help self improvement well being brain mind heart psychology practical psychology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. Hanson and Forrest interview 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.
Together, they explore how we can become more passionate and learn to persevere when times get tough.
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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.