Rather than try to resist temptation in the moment, many successful people arrange their lives to minimize the need for ...

In addition to external pressures, “what also matters is how you think about it” internally. There are two types of willpower ...

In a new podcast, Angela Duckworth, author of the 2016 bestseller Grit, explains why, two years into the pandemic, even the grittiest people are quitting, stepping down, or scaling back. In the audio ...

Angela Duckworth is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and Scientific Director of the Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and ...

For those thinking about 2026 resolutions, psychologist Angela Duckworth has three words of advice in a New York Times essay: ...

At Bates’ 159th Commencement on Sunday, May 25, Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth began her address with one simple request to members of the audience: to take out their phones and hand them to ...

After years of studying high achievers across diverse fields, top psychologist Angela Duckworth has identified what she calls the most reliable predictor of success—and it challenges conventional ...

Students that copy and paste ChatGPT answers into their assignments, with little thinking involved, are doing themselves a disservice — especially because artificial intelligence really can help ...

Is grit the secret sauce to student success? University of Pennsylvania Professor of Psychology Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” discusses her research with ...

Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon was wired for sound for one of the team's training camp practices. Check out the best mic'd up moments from the third-year cornerback. Seahawks head coach Mike ...