Angela Duckworth’s Hotly Anticipated Follow-up to Grit: Situated Is Out Now!
Grit is an essential part of success. But it’s not the only part, says Angela Duckworth. “You need to make your situation your ally to run the marathon of success.” This MacArthur Genius pioneered the concept of grit—and now, in her hotly anticipated follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit, she turns her attention to the underestimated element of situation. Her new book, Situated, is out now! Mel Robbins says, “If you read one book this year to level up your life, make it this one.” Below, find the 4 elements of situation Angela says are vital for success, then contact us to book her to speak at your event.
Angela Duckworth is a long-time Lavin Exclusive Speaker and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit and Situated (out this week!). Her TED Talk has been viewed over 38 million times, and she has been ranked the #1 education scholar in America by EdWeek. In Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, she shows how you can change your circumstances to change your life. Read on to find 4 ways to get situated.
1. Set up your space.
In research Angela conducted with colleagues, she asked teenagers where they put their phone while studying: within reach, within reach but hidden, across the room, or outside the room. And she found that the further away the phone, the higher the GPA. Whether studying or working, most of us approach self-control as a battle of wills and rarely think about the distractions near us. But willpower doesn’t work, she says. What does work is changing your space.
2. Pick your peers.
“People are their best in teams, and scientific research proves the point,” Angela says. She points to a startup accelerator called Y Combinator that funds founders in batches. “It’s not because they all work for the same company, but because by working together they can solve problems together,” she says. “Together, they come up with ideas that none of them could come up with on their own. Individual genius is great, but collective genius is greater.”
3. Attract mentors.
Great mentors can seem like a matter of luck: you get the right person at exactly the right moment. But Angela argues that mentorship also contains an element of agency. “When you have a great mentor, in part it’s because of what you do to attract that mentor and to keep them in your life,” she says. “You can be grateful. You can be prepared. You can introduce yourself to people who are not yet in your orbit, but may end up being so for the rest of your life.”
4. Choose your culture.
The formula for a great culture is simple: challenge plus support. If your culture isn’t giving you the challenge and support you need, then it’s worth it to change where you work or live. “When you are in a better situation—more challenging, more supportive—that will lead you to have more positive, optimistic thoughts that will bring out a level of effort that you didn’t even think was possible, and that higher level performance will put you in even better situations,” Angela says. “It creates exponential growth.”
Want more from Angela?
Learn more about her here, and contact us to book her to speak at your event!
Angela Duckworth is a long-time Lavin Exclusive Speaker and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit and Situated (out this week!). Her TED Talk has been viewed over 38 million times, and she has been ranked the #1 education scholar in America by EdWeek. In Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, she shows how you can change your circumstances to change your life. Read on to find 4 ways to get situated.
1. Set up your space.
In research Angela conducted with colleagues, she asked teenagers where they put their phone while studying: within reach, within reach but hidden, across the room, or outside the room. And she found that the further away the phone, the higher the GPA. Whether studying or working, most of us approach self-control as a battle of wills and rarely think about the distractions near us. But willpower doesn't work, she says. What does work is changing your space.
2. Pick your peers.
"People are their best in teams, and scientific research proves the point," Angela says. She points to a startup accelerator called Y Combinator that funds founders in batches. "It's not because they all work for the same company, but because by working together they can solve problems together," she says. "Together, they come up with ideas that none of them could come up with on their own. Individual genius is great, but collective genius is greater."
3. Attract mentors.
Great mentors can seem like a matter of luck: you get the right person at exactly the right moment. But Angela argues that mentorship also contains an element of agency. "When you have a great mentor, in part it's because of what you do to attract that mentor and to keep them in your life," she says. "You can be grateful. You can be prepared. You can introduce yourself to people who are not yet in your orbit, but may end up being so for the rest of your life."
4. Choose your culture.
The formula for a great culture is simple: challenge plus support. If your culture isn't giving you the challenge and support you need, then it's worth it to change where you work or live. "When you are in a better situation—more challenging, more supportive—that will lead you to have more positive, optimistic thoughts that will bring out a level of effort that you didn't even think was possible, and that higher level performance will put you in even better situations," Angela says. "It creates exponential growth."
Want more from Angela?
Learn more about her here, and contact us to book her to speak at your event!
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