Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline – Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and an author.

Expect to learn what Angela has learned about her worldview since writing GRIT, if removing friction from your life is making you weaker, how important physical environments are and when to change them, how to know whether you have an environmental problem or a willpower one, how to engineer your environment to enhance grit and much more…

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0:00 How Has Angela’s Worldview Changed?
2:12 When Does Grit Stop Being Useful?
9:03 Should You F**k Your Feelings and Just Work Harder?
11:33 Discipline: Is It Willpower or Engrained?
18:51 How Does Environment Impact Success?
24:29 The Most Underrated Environment Design Hacks
28:29 Why Groups Make Goals Easier
35:41 Why Modern Life Is Making Us More Isolated
39:22 Do You Really Need a Mentor?
46:37 Can Grit Lead to Burnout?
53:03 The Best Way to Recover From Burnout
57:02 Chris’ Experience With Burnout
01:06:11 Why Alignment Changes Everything
01:09:40 How Angela Redesigned Her Environment
01:12:42 Does Removing Friction Make Life Weaker?
01:24:29 When to Push Harder and When to Change Direction
01:27:54 How to Engineer a Culture of Excellence
01:39:11 What’s Next For Angela?

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