Getting Situated for success
Reading Angela Duckworth's second book, Situated, during vacation was a good idea.
Her book is a heartwarming and wide analysis of how people can engineer their situation to foster more success in themselves and others.
The audio book came with a 28 page PDF file. This is great, for many reasons, one is that throughout the excellent audio book Dr. Duckworth is constantly referring to box 1, box 2, box 3. I wish she would have instead said:
- box 1, situation
- box 2, thoughts
- box 3, response
Free copy of Dr. Duckworth's NYTimes.com Guest Essay introducing her book
It's great that Dr. Duckworth is has put out some YouTube videos promoting her book:
- Angela Duckworth #3 (on bringing out your best) | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Grit is not enough: Angela Duckworth on how to change your situation
Some of the high points I'd like people to know include:
- We all have many mentors. Some for a reason, some for a season, and some for life. It's good to be a mentor and attract mentors. Dr. Duckworth explains solid techniques for both.
- Culture can and should be curated. It doesn't just happen. No one succeeds or fails solely on their own actions. We're all in this together.
Perhaps some folks I know want me to just tell them all about the book. No. All you need to know is that everyone should read both of Dr. Duckworth's books:
Tags: books, duckworth, culture
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