After traveling to many different settings and studying countless people, Duckworth’s research finally paid off.įrom West Point Military Academy to the National Spelling Bee, the one overarching quality that rose above all other predictors is grit.ĭuckworth defines grit as “…passion and perseverance for very long term goals”. and success in the classroom are not necessarily related, Angela Lee Duckworth embarked on a mission to determine what was the most accurate predictor of success. As soon as they were within earshot, I called out preemptively: “Just the effusive praise, please!” And they delivered.Įxtracted from: Grit: The Power Of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Vermilion).In her Ted Talk, Angela Lee Duckworth explores the qualities she believes to be the most significant predictors of success. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.Īfter it was all over, I rushed to meet my husband and mother-in-law, who’d been in the audience that day to cheer me on. Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. Search YouTube for the many rehearsals that preceded it – or, for that matter, footage of anyone doing effortful, mistake-ridden, repetitive deliberate practice – and my guess is you’ll come up empty. Watch that talk and you’ll see me in flow. I gave a talk that bore only a weak resemblance to the one I’d originally proposed. “And you bite your lip when you’re nervous. “Yeah, why do you do that, Mom?” my younger daughter, Lucy, chimed in. “Why do you say ‘Um’ all the time?” my older daughter, Amanda, asked. So I rewrote the talk, practiced in front of my family, and got more negative feedback. It didn't take me long to realize that they were the experienced storytellers, and I was the scientist who needed feedback to make her talk better. Afterward, I pondered who knew better how to give a great talk on grit: them or me? Ouch! That bad, huh? Juliet and Chris are busy people, and I knew I wouldn’t get a second chance at getting coached. The way I’d designed my talk was like telling the punch line of a joke at the very beginning. She added that I’d managed to tell a story with absolutely zero suspense. Further, how I’d come to this whole line of research – my road from teacher to psychologist – was unclear and unsatisfying. And not enough clear, understandable examples. Instead, what I got was Chris telling me he’d gotten lost in all my scientific jargon. Staring into the webcam, I delivered my talk in the allotted time. I prepared a talk and on the appointed day connected with Juliet and her boss, the leader of TED, Chris Anderson. Hmmm, “feedback: you say? Something other than applause? More slowly, I said, “Sure… that sounds fine.” “Wonderful! After you have your talk ready, we’ll have a video conference where we watch you give it, and we’ll give you some feedback. Here’s my own story of hours of effortful deliberate practice leading to moments of effortless flow.Ī few years ago, a producer named Juliet Blake called to ask if I’d be interested in giving a six-minute TED talk. She's also the author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Vermilion). Here she describes how she had to dig deep and find her own grit when preparing for her TED talk - The Key To Success? Grit. It's now been watched over eight million times. Psychologist Professor Angela Duckworth studies grit – the special blend of passion and persistence which she has discovered is the secret of outstanding achievement.
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