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About Angela Duckworth
American psychologist and author
Angela Lee Duckworth is an American psychologist, academic, and popular science author. She is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on grit and self-control, subjects she has studied and written about for a wide audience. She also founded Character Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the science and practice of character development.
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- “I'm so much more gratified by my life now that I have an expertise. I wake up every day thinking about a fair…”Angela Duckworth
- “You cannot will yourself to be interested in something you're not interested in. But you can actively discove…”Angela Duckworth
- “Follow your passion was not the message I heard growing up. Instead, I was told that the practical realities…”Angela Duckworth
- “If you are a young person who is wanting to develop a passion, you cannot expect anyone else to tell you what…”Angela Duckworth
Reflections: more sayings
- “I struggle to learn by rote. I've had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful.”Benedict Cumberbatch
- “Even the strongest bonds, flesh and blood, they can just evaporate in a second given the right conditions.”Anya Taylor-Joy
- “With each generation, women's ability to live the lives they choose reaches a place their grandmothers never…”Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Books by Angela Duckworth
Grit
2016