TED Business The TED Interview: How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth
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Jun 21, 2021 AI Snips
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Grit Outweighs IQ In Long-Term Success
- Grit predicts long-term success across varied domains more than IQ in many cases.
- Grit combines sustained passion and perseverance toward very long-term goals.
Family Roots Of Her Research
- Angela Duckworth grew up with a father obsessed with high achievement and excellence.
- That family contrast between giftedness talk and her father's hard work shaped her interest in grit.
Self-Control Predicts School Outcomes
- Duckworth's classroom experience triggered research into why bright students underperform.
- Self-control (choosing delayed rewards) predicted year-end grades better than initial IQ tests.