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Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., is co-founder, chief scientist, and a board member of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help kids thrive. She is also a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her career in research, she was a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela’s TED Talk is among the most-viewed of all time and her book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, was a #1 New York Times bestseller.

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Talk is cheap. Create incentives to ensure your actions match your words.

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Our choices are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult, and even small differences can have an outsized effect.

Goal Check

Here's how to talk to kids about setting goals and getting schoolwork done.

Here's how to talk to kids about setting goals and getting schoolwork done.

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Find Your Path Forward

Hope is double-edged, false hope can set you on a collision course with despair. Know when your hopes are well-founded and how to turn your deep desires into results.

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