📚 1 Books mentioned in "Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 32" of People I (Mostly) Admire
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Episode: Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 32
Published on January 23, 2023
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Grit
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In 2016, you wrote a book called Grit that really touched a nerve in society. It became a mega bestseller.
Angela Duckworth discusses her book 'Grit', highlighting its significant societal impact and success as a bestseller. This mention occurs within the episode titled 'Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy'.
I sat down at the table with them, and as the camera started to roll, there was a stack of index cards in front of him that his producer had prepared with questions about my book. He asked me the first question, and I answered it okay, but then he took that stack of index cards and pushed them aside.
The podcast host recounts a previous interview experience with Stephen Colbert on 'The Colbert Report', where he discussed his book, which is implied to be 'Grit'. This moment occurred during the episode titled 'Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy'.
When I wrote Grit, I thought to myself, well, I guess I'll just try to explain without jargon things that psychological scientists would be able to appreciate with jargon. But I have to say it was the most intellectually challenging thing I had done because I had to put things together without the artifice of jargon.
During the podcast, Angela Duckworth discusses her book 'Grit', sharing the challenges she faced in writing it without using academic jargon. She highlights her efforts to make complex psychological concepts accessible to a broader audience.