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Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158

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Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158

Modern Wisdom

19 HOURS AGO
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

19 HOURS AGO
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Angela Duckworth is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and an author. Expect to learn what Angela has learned about her worldview since writing GRIT, if removing friction from your life is making you weaker, how important physica...

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Angela Duckworth explains why grit is only one part of sustained achievement: progress depends on aligning effort with the right environments, relationships, routines, and goals.
03:19
Trying harder is incomplete
08:52
Circumstances are an essential counterbalance
12:26
Design your life so willpower is unnecessary
22:02
Achievement depends on context
28:15
Find your group
36:34
Modern life’s default settings are not good
39:57
You can become a mentor magnet
48:31
Grit can deepen the problem
53:36
Fix the situation, not just the person
1:00:14
When working harder makes things worse
1:08:49
Line up the arrows
1:22:53
Excellence is an ecosystem
1:27:47
Consistency is the path to excellence
1:34:44
Change your zip code to change your life

Chapters

How Has Angela’s Worldview Changed?
00:00
When Does Grit Stop Being Useful?
02:12
Should You F**k Your Feelings and Just Work Harder?
09:03
Discipline: Is It Willpower or Engrained?
11:33
How Does Environment Impact Success?
18:51
The Most Underrated Environment Design Hacks
24:29
Why Groups Make Goals Easier
28:29
Why Modern Life Is Making Us More Isolated
35:41
Do You Really Need a Mentor?
39:22
Can Grit Lead to Burnout?
46:37
The Best Way to Recover From Burnout
53:03
Chris’ Experience With Burnout
57:02
Why Alignment Changes Everything
1:06:11
How Angela Redesigned Her Environment
1:09:40
Does Removing Friction Make Life Weaker?
1:12:42
When to Push Harder and When to Change Direction
1:24:29
How to Engineer a Culture of Excellence
1:27:54
What’s Next for Angela?
1:39:11

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Chris Williamson: People of the UK and Ireland, if you want to come and see me live. Tickets are very limited for my live tour this October, but they are still available. Dublin is already sold out. However, if you're a fan of modern wisdom, if you love ps...