The opposite is true for high achievers, who consistently exhibit skills and habits that enable them to achieve great success ...

So why do some people push through obstacles that would make others quit? Psychologist Angela Duckworth has spent years ...

Angela Duckworth decided to teach her class on grit again because she believes the lessons are especially helpful during the pandemic. Credit: Audrey Tirtaguna Psychology professor Angela Duckworth is ...

In a new podcast, Angela Duckworth, author of the 2016 bestseller Grit, explains why, two years into the pandemic, even the grittiest people are quitting, stepping down, or scaling back. In the audio ...

Angela Duckworth is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit with the mission of advancing the science and practice of ...

Professor Angela Duckworth teaching her class “Grit Lab: Fostering Passion and Perseverance,” about mastering long-term goals. Credit: Idil Demirdag In a recent Penn in Washington event, Ariana ...

Is grit the secret sauce to student success? University of Pennsylvania Professor of Psychology Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” discusses her research with ...

Roberts said the best definition he heard was from researcher and podcaster Brené Brown. Actually, it was from psychologist ...

Readers, I apologize. This blog is about redefining success. It's about looking beyond the standard definition of success as power, money, and prestige. I've been writing it for a long time, yet I ...

When we’re young, so much time is spent teaching us the importance of keeping our vices in check. Our anger, our envy, our pride. But when I look around, it seems to me that so many of our lives end ...