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Angela Duckworth Now Thinks "Grit" Wasn't the Whole Story
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Sep 28, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Ten years ago, Angela Duckworth became one of the world’s most influential psychologists by making the case for grit. Though talent matters, she argued, it’s passion and perseverance that turn potential into achievement. Now she’s back with a new book called Situated that complicates that argument in a fascinating way.
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