The Importance of Grit with Angela Duckworth

The Importance of Grit with Angela Duckworth

Dr. Angela Duckworth joins Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest to explore how we can become more passionate and perseverant when times are tough. About Our Guest: Dr. Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, and author of the bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Dr. Duckworth has also given an incredibly popular TED talk on the subject of Grit that’s been watched over 20 million times. Timestamps: 1:45: What is grit? 2:10: Where did your interest in grit come from? 4:00: How did you find a sense of purpose? 6:45: Is passion or purpose more important? 9:45: Are there other factors that support grit? 11:30: Does grit feel good? 13:15: How much of what makes us gritty is changeable? 16:00: Can grit be found in communities? 18:45: Developing grit. 22:45: How can we find passions? 25:15: Helping children develop passions. 30:30: How has your research been misunderstood or misused? 32:00: How passion and perseverance support one another. 33:40: How has your work changed your life personally? 35:45: Comparison is the thief of joy. 38:45: Three suggestions for teaching children. If you'd like to sign up for Angela's Thought of the Week, you can do that right here: https://www.characterlab.org/signup Sign-up for Dr. Hanson's new monthly meditation program here. Use the code BEINGWELL for 10% off the purchase price: https://bit.ly/2NEnVU3 Connect with the show: Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep. 33: How to Motivate Yourself

Ep. 33: How to Motivate Yourself

We all have things we know would be good to do, but it’s hard to do them. On this episode, Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest focus on a key aspect of motivation: how we can incline our minds to break bad ha...

27 Aug 201850min

Ep. 32: Use Passion Without Stress

Ep. 32: Use Passion Without Stress

Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue the strength of Motivation by exploring how we can use healthy passion without falling victim to unhealthy righteousness, anger, and stress. If you'd like to start maki...

20 Aug 201829min

Ep. 31: Motivation Without Attachment

Ep. 31: Motivation Without Attachment

On this episode, Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest begin the strength of Motivation with an episode that explores how we can pursue our goals with passion and purpose, without becoming painfully attached to...

13 Aug 201834min

Ep. 30: 7 Ways Past Anger

Ep. 30: 7 Ways Past Anger

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest conclude the strength of Calm with an episode dedicated to exploring seven ways we can work with anger skillfully. If you'd like to start making real, positive changes to y...

6 Aug 201840min

Ep. 29: Injustice and Anger

Ep. 29: Injustice and Anger

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest talk about managing one of our most difficult emotions: anger. Specifically, they focus on how we can distinguish between skillful and unskillful anger, particularly relati...

30 Juli 201839min

Ep. 28: How to Feel Safe

Ep. 28: How to Feel Safe

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest discuss how we can fight back against fear and learn to feel safer. They explore ways to reduce anxiety, identify resources, and deal with the real challenges of life. If y...

23 Juli 201837min

Ep. 27: Avoiding Needless Fear

Ep. 27: Avoiding Needless Fear

Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest discuss how to manage and reduce a particular kind of fear: paper tiger paranoia. This fear is characterized by needless anxiety that comes from the brain’s creation of ima...

16 Juli 201826min

Ep. 26: Use Calm to Fight Stress

Ep. 26: Use Calm to Fight Stress

Dr. Hanson and Forrest begin a new series of episodes exploring the strength of Calm. Particularly, they focus on how we can learn to activate the calming wing of the nervous system to fight back agai...

9 Juli 201832min

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