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Dr. Angela Duckworth joins Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest to explore how we can become more passionate and perseverant when times are tough.\nAbout Our Guest: Dr. Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, and author of the bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Dr. Duckworth has also given an incredibly popular TED talk on the subject of Grit that\u2019s been watched over 20 million times.\nTimestamps:\n1:45: What is grit?\n2:10: Where did your interest in grit come from?\n4:00: How did you find a sense of purpose?\n6:45: Is passion or purpose more important?\n9:45: Are there other factors that support grit?\n11:30: Does grit feel good?\n13:15: How much of what makes us gritty is changeable?\n16:00: Can grit be found in communities?\n18:45: Developing grit.\n22:45: How can we find passions?\n25:15: Helping children develop passions.\n30:30: How has your research been misunderstood or misused?\n32:00: How passion and perseverance support one another.\n33:40: How has your work changed your life personally?\n35:45: Comparison is the thief of joy.\n38:45: Three suggestions for teaching children.\nIf you'd like to sign up for Angela's Thought of the Week, you can do that right here: https://www.characterlab.org/signup\nSign-up for Dr. Hanson's new monthly meditation program here. Use the code BEINGWELL for 10% off the purchase price: https://bit.ly/2NEnVU3\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes