Angela Duckworth

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Angela Duckworth Psychologist & Penn Professor
Author of GRIT & SITUATED
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10/21/2026

As a leader, you can ask, "Do the people on my team have all four of these thoughts?"

1. I think that my work is interesting.
2. This is important.
3. I can do this.
4. I know what to try next.

If even one of them is missing, then they are not giving their full effort.

As a leader, you can ask, "Do the people on my team have all four of these thoughts?"1. I think that my work is interest...
10/19/2026

As a leader, you can ask, "Do the people on my team have all four of these thoughts?"

1. I think that my work is interesting.
2. This is important.
3. I can do this.
4. I know what to try next.

If even one of them is missing, then they are not giving their full effort.

The rare career book that is both deeply researched and genuinely useful: https://a.co/d/05ke0zGp will change the way ...
10/13/2026

The rare career book that is both deeply researched and genuinely useful: https://a.co/d/05ke0zGp

will change the way you think about your career.

Congrats, Matthew!

This is a book with no happy ending, stories that will gut you, and the sober thesis that to live is to suffer. Read it ...
10/09/2026

This is a book with no happy ending, stories that will gut you, and the sober thesis that to live is to suffer.

Read it anyway.

You'll be happy you did.

Why?

Because this brilliantly crafted book explains--in the deepest and most satisfying way possible--why we're consigned to experience sadness, anxiety, fear, loneliness, and other flavors of misery.

When you finish, you'll know yourself better, you'll understand the people you care about better, and you'll feel like you're on a first-name basis with this book's genius author, George Loewenstein, the leading scholar in how emotions shape our every decision.

https://a.co/d/0caDGNzS

10/08/2026

You cannot change the conditions of modern life, but you are the sovereign of what enters your personal space.

Physical distance creates psychological distance: Draw close what you want more of; push away what you want less.



🎥 Video from my talk at the Great Place To Work

09/30/2026

It’s not just about having the right attitude or mindset. It’s about being in a great situation.

is out now: https://www.angeladuckworth.com/situated

Video from my talk at the Great Place To Work Summit

We suffer from what cognitive psychologists call the illusion of self-sufficiency, overlooking how much we owe our skill...
09/21/2026

We suffer from what cognitive psychologists call the illusion of self-sufficiency, overlooking how much we owe our skills to other people.

🗞️ From my The New York Times Opinion Section essay: 'I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opinion/successful-people-help.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.c4rD.M6yAXddPt7aw&smid=url-share&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaecKZWFPdtCSwOd3S4o8OMAnumuL7QSzkXrjxG94uIBxAP0gzmlU3gZXLdWhA_aem_cnaoRj4R5FDeOEV0PBznBw

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