Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Angela Duckworth #3 (on bringing out your best)

September 9, 2026·2h 1m·6-min readconversationalcomedy
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Angela Duckworth returns to Armchair Expert to discuss her new book Situated, a philosophical and scientific pivot from her earlier work on grit, arguing that success isn’t just about internal drive but about being in the right people and places. The conversation blends humor, personal

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Angela Duckworth

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Angela DuckworthLeon MarchandMichael PhelpsBob BowmanJames GrossRoger Barker

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Situatedby Angela DuckworthGritby Angela DuckworthThe Correspondentby Virginia Evans

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FitnessHabitsMental HealthParentingSelf Improvement

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