Living Life with Agency
Angela Duckworth discusses the importance of living life as the subject of the sentence, taking control of our actions and responses. She explores the concept of delayed gratification and how it relates to developing our character. The conversation touches on Viktor Frankl's book "Man's Search for Meaning" and the idea that how we respond to life's challenges is up to us.In this clip
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Angela Duckworth on Character
Related Questions
How much control do individuals have over their lives according to the episode Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior | Episode 109 and the clip Control and Agency?
How much control do individuals have over their lives according to the episode Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior | Episode 109 and the clip Control and Agency from the episode This Tiny Shift Makes a Big Difference and the clip Shifting Mindset?
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'? This question relates to the episode Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior | Episode 109 and the clip Human Behavior Debate.