Personal Rules
Angela Duckworth discusses the importance of personal rules and how they relate to habits. She explains how successful people often have a small number of inviolable rules and habits, and how they engineer small wins to build confidence. She also suggests that personal rules can be a useful tool for success, but acknowledges the downsides of inflexibility.In this clip
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Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior | Episode 109
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