Name: Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
SKU: 67504407
Price: 28.98 EUR
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Author: Angela Duckworth
ISBN: 9781668264157

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Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best

Type

Physical Book

Author

Angela Duckworth

Publisher

Scribner

Year

2026

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.86x15.24x2.24 cm

ISBN13

9781668264157

Synopsis "Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best"

From the #1 bestselling author of Grit, a new book that reveals the hidden power of situations—and how you can shape them to bring out your best.

In Angela Duckworth’s first book, she showed that a common denominator of successful strivers is a blend of passion and perseverance she dubbed “grit.” This second book springs from her deepening realization that grit, while necessary, is sometimes not sufficient. How you situate yourself to meet a challenge can be crucial.

Duckworth’s in-depth research reveals the enormous influence wielded by the objects within arm’s reach, your peers and mentors, and even your zip code. Though you’re often told to make the best of your situation, it is far, far better to make your situation better first.

In Situated, you’ll discover:
-Why your personality changes, sometimes dramatically, from one situation to another—and how you can harness that shift
-The secret to conquering temptation without willpower
-Why taking the less effortful path can feel like cheating but often solves a stubborn problem
-How the company you keep shapes the person you become
-The most effective ways to help others succeed

Highlighting four essential elements of successful situations, Duckworth shows how high performers like Taylor Swift, Michael Phelps, and Jerry Seinfeld create situations that make it easier to excel. And with disarming honesty, she shares her own struggles with burnout and marriage—and how learning to change her situation, not herself, made all the difference. Whatever it is you want to achieve, there’s a situation that can make your journey easier.

It takes effort to make your situation your ally—but a little effort goes a long way…when you get situated.

Angela Duckworth

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Angela Lee Duckworth is an academic, psychologist, and American writer, known for her research on grit and self-control. She is a professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Character Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to character development in youth. In 2016, she published "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance", a book that became a bestseller and has been translated into several languages. This book, within the genre of popular psychology, explores how passion and perseverance influence the achievement of long-term goals. Additionally, in 2013, Duckworth was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship for her contributions to the field of psychology.

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