Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About speaker:

Angela Lee Duckworth – Psychologist At the University of Pennsylvania,

Angela Lee Duckworth studies intangible concepts such as self-control and grit to determine how they might predict both academic and professional success.