Angela Duckworth on why grit isn’t enough

0:03When human beings think about what determines behavior, they think intentions determine behavior.

0:09That's not wrong, but what social psychologists will point out is that we make an error when we forget about how powerful the situation is.

0:20I was astonished.

0:22I have never seen in all of my years of studying companies a culture where unvarnished negative feedback was taken with such maturity and even enthusiasm.

0:37I'm sure a lot of people hate me for saying so many, you know, negative things about working in your home office all day.

0:44And I know there are upsides, but I have to say, I have so many misgivings about it.

0:50The NFL may be, you know, the last bipartisan community builder we have, whether you're red or blue, like, you know, E-A-G-L-E-S go eagles.

0:58Like, so.