Angela Duckworth #3 (on bringing out your best)

Dax Shepard (0:00)

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert. Expert son, expert. Oh my lord, top 10 favorite guests returning. I love when she's here. She's so fun to talk to. You can hit her with any topic, and she has data on it. Angela Duckworth. Angela is a psychologist, a MacArthur Fellow, and a bestselling author of, of course, Grit. She is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her new book, which is a fun counter piece to Grit, I love this book so much, is called Situated. Find the People and Places that Bring Out Your Best. Please enjoy our friend Angela Duckworth.

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Monica Padman (0:40)

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Dax Shepard (1:15)

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Monica Padman (2:04)

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Angela Duckworth (3:48)

I'm getting comfortable.

Monica Padman (3:49)

I'm going to take my hat off to you actually.

Angela Duckworth (3:52)

I think it's just because we're small. How tall are you?

Monica Padman (3:55)

I'm five feet and a half inch.

Angela Duckworth (3:58)

I am five one. My god, I'm taller than you.

Monica Padman (4:01)

You're taller than me.

Dax Shepard (4:02)

Now, quickly, since you're both barefoot, once you achieve that goal, I want you guys to stand back to back, because I do think it's interesting what they think their height is. And I have found that I think when you get your license, whatever the tallest you ever were when you got your license, you just kind of cement that in your brain. Forever?

Angela Duckworth (4:19)