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Talks at GoogleGrit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth | Talks at Google
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- May 6, 2016
- Duration
- 51m
- Channel
- Talks at Google
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Author Angela Duckworth visited Google's office in NYC to discuss her book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" with Ben Fried, Google's CIO and Site Lead in NYC. In GRIT, Angela Duckworth explores the science of why some people succeed and others fail, and why talent alone doesn’t guarantee success. She shows us that perseverance and passion matter at least as much as talent and intelligence. Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert in non-I.Q. competencies, she has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, she taught children math and science and was the co-founder of a summer school for low-income children that won the Better Government Award from the state of Massachusetts. She completed her BA in neurobiology at Harvard, her MSc in neuroscience at Oxford, and her PhD in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. More recently, she co-founded the Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development in children.
SPEAKERS
Ben Fried
hostGoogle executive (CIO) who moderates Talks at Google sessions.
Angela Duckworth
guestPsychologist and researcher on grit; author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" (University of Pennsylvania).
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Talks at Google, featuring Ben Fried and Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth | Talks at Google explores Grit over talent: deliberate practice, culture, and choosing what to pursue Angela Duckworth distinguishes talent from grit, defining talent as the rate of skill improvement with effort while emphasizing that persistence and daily discipline are essential for high achievement.
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