Angela Duckworth
MacArthur Fellow | Pioneering Grit & Success Research
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Angela Duckworth is a MacArthur Fellow recognized for her landmark research on grit—the passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Her TED Talk on the power of grit has surpassed 29 million views.
As the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Duckworth co-founded the Character Lab and Behavior Change for Good Initiative. With a Harvard undergraduate degree, an Oxford MSc in Neuroscience, and a Penn PhD in Psychology, she offers audiences science-backed strategies for cultivating success and high performance.
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How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth
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. Listen and subscribe to The TED Interview and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective at audiocollective.ted.com.
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Angela Duckworth at Aspen Ideas Festival 2025
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