Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth (born 1970 in Philadelphia) is an American psychologist, MacArthur Fellow and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (2016) — drawing on her research into perseverance and self-control as predictors of achievement — was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her second book Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best follows.