Sebastian Younger said that sufferings have been a big part of life for hundreds of thousands of years. Until very recently, he says. "I think we probably got away from realizing that that is part of the process" He thinks there are places even in our own country where people are suffering much more than we are.
Angela Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a professor at the Wharton School of Business, and the author of the influential NYT bestselling book, Grit. She has received the MacArthur Genius Grant, co-hosts the No Stupid Questions podcast, and has delivered one of the most popular TED Talks of all time.
Angela joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about her journey to study psychology, why grit is so crucial to success, and how to use grit in life, business, parenting and much more.
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