Duckworth: People quit either from lost goal value or lost confidence
Angela Duckworth · #109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior · Apr 20, 2021 · at 49:51
Psychologist Angela Duckworth analyzes the two fundamental psychological mechanisms that cause individuals to abandon long-term endeavors.
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“So if you ask the question, like, when do people quit? I think it's either because they, the value of the goal goes down for whatever reason, or their belief that they can achieve it.”
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