grit

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 16, 2024 by Angela Duckworth · across every show →

Everything said about grit, oldest first

May 16, 2024 negative
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Duckworth: Over-relying on scientific one-liners leads to overestimating single concepts
“What happens is that the simplification really does have a dark side. We're like, oh, what about all the things that people are going to misunderstand? And in particular, the thing that we worry about most is that when you only metabolize one one-liner, then y…”
Angela Duckworth May 16, 2024 ▶ 49:01 Angela Duckworth on her new book, the limits of grit, and her advice to founders | Masters of Scale
May 16, 2024 neutral
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Duckworth: Grit is not enough without making your situation an ally
“Grit is not enough. You must have your situation as your ally.”
Angela Duckworth May 16, 2024 ▶ 51:30 Angela Duckworth on her new book, the limits of grit, and her advice to founders | Masters of Scale
Sep 3, 2026 positive
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Duckworth: Reaching full potential requires mastering both effort and environment
“The outside game matters, too, because all of that effort pays off more and is more rational in some ecosystems, in some environments, in some cultures, in some places, with some people, and less so in others, and I think if you're gonna achieve your potential…”
Angela Duckworth Sep 3, 2026 ▶ 2:38 Grit is not enough: Angela Duckworth on how to change your situation
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