Angela Duckworth | Art Sphere Inc.

Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | TED Talk by Ryan Lash, CC BY-NC 3.0, via TED Talk (cropped)

“I learned a lesson I’d never forget. The lesson was that,
when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.”

Name: Angela Duckworth

Born: 1970

From: Takoma Park, MD

Education:

Harvard College

University of Oxford

University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: CEO/ Author
Known For: CEO of Character Lab, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance ,
Awards: MacArthur Fellowship Marshall Scholarship

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Angela Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and in 2013 was named a MacArthur Fellow. Prior to her career in research, she was a math and science teacher at public schools in New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela has advised the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is a #1 New York Times best seller. Angela is also co-host, with Stephen Dubner, of the podcast No Stupid Questions.