Angela Duckworth
Appearances
Freakonomics Radio
How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)
I think the reason why there are all these aphorisms about not giving up and maybe why so much of my research has focused on the psychology of staying the course is that sometimes the road not taken, the track that you want to switch to, is appealing not because it is objectively better, but because it's objectively easier just in the short run.