Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
You may have heard the statistic that you need 10,000 hours of practice to become great at anything. But the truth is: you can practice for 10,000 hours and still not be great.
The problem, says #1 New York Times bestselling author Angela Duckworth, is doing today exactly what you did yesterday. High-quality, deliberate practice requires something different: choose one specific goal, give it your complete concentration, and continuously seek feedback. And to practice well, you need great people and a great situation around you.
Angela’s new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, is out next Tuesday! In the hotly anticipated follow-up to Grit, she builds on her groundbreaking research to reveal another side to high achievement: perseverance matters, but so do the situations that help us sustain it. And by changing our situation, we can change what we're capable of.
Angela is a MacArthur Genius and a pioneering psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. A Lavin Exclusive Speaker, she gives practical, research-backed keynotes on grit, achievement, and how we can bring out the best in ourselves and others.
Learn more about her and her new book on our website at the link in bio!
You may have heard the statistic that you need 10,000 hours of practice to become great at anything. But the truth is: you can practice for 10,000 hours and still not be great.
The problem, says #1 New York Times bestselling author Angela Duckworth, is doing today exactly what you did yesterday. High-quality, deliberate practice requires something different: choose one specific goal, give it your complete concentration, and continuously seek feedback. And to practice well, you need great people and a great situation around you.
Angela’s new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, is out next Tuesday! In the hotly anticipated follow-up to Grit, she builds on her groundbreaking research to reveal another side to high achievement: perseverance matters, but so do the situations that help us sustain it. And by changing our situation, we can change what we're capable of.
Angela is a MacArthur Genius and a pioneering psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. A Lavin Exclusive Speaker, she gives practical, research-backed keynotes on grit, achievement, and how we can bring out the best in ourselves and others.
Learn more about her and her new book on our website at the link in bio!
