Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2021-06-19
Steve Levitt & Angela Duckworth: books mentioned on People I (Mostly) Admire #32
Angela Duckworth Explains How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 32
Steve Levitt discussed Grit by Angela Duckworth.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth is a popular exploration of passion, perseverance, and the long-term pursuit of difficult goals.
Discussed“in 2016 you wrote a book called grit that really touched a nerve in society it became a mega bestseller”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Grit
“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”
Plugged Grit
“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.”