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Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. An expert in non-I.Q. competencies, she has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, she was an award-winning math and science teacher as well as the founder of a summer school for low-income children that won the Better Government Award from the state of Massachusetts. She completed her BA in neurobiology at Harvard, her MSc in neuroscience at Oxford, and her PhD in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is her first book.

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chiara cisterninohas quoted2 years ago
to keep going after failure: “Some people are great when things are going well, but they fall apart when things aren’t
chiara cisterninohas quoted2 years ago
They not only had determination, they had direction
chiara cisterninohas quoted2 years ago
Talent for math was different from excelling in math class
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