Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | TED Talk

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.

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5 maart 2026

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

  • Speaker: Angela Lee Duckworth
  • Context: TED Talk (April 2013)
  • Core Concept: "Grit," defined as a combination of passion and perseverance, is a key predictor of success.
  • Origin Story: Duckworth left a career in consulting to teach seventh-grade math in a New York public school.
  • Key Insight: Through her teaching experience, she observed that IQ is not the sole determinant of student success.
  • Performance Metric: The talk has reached over 38 million views.

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