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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.

But Duckworth claims mindset also plays an important role in determining whether someone has the grit to weather setbacks. The difference between grit and giving up, she writes, comes down to ...

Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology and the author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance ... Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of ...