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The Brain

Why Do Some People Succeed and Others Fail?

A person with grit, says psychologist Angela Duckworth, uses passion and long-term perseverance to reach goals.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

08.30.2021
The Brain

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Featuring Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” and founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit with a mission to advance scientific insights that help children thrive, in conversation with Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield.

Event

06.16.2021
Culture

Can Character Be Learned? (Rebroadcast)

Why is it so hard to watch our children fail? Why might a highly structured life for a child be a bad thing? And how important is our behavior, as adults, in the development of a child? Psychologist Angela Duckworth explains how to raise a child with strong character.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

12.23.2020