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Building Character Through Sports

Discover how sports can both reveal and build character in this insightful conversation between Russ and Angela. They explore the complexities of human nature and the importance of embracing both aspects to foster personal growth and community development.

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Angela Duckworth on Character
Related Questions
- 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.