32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?
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Hey, no judgment. I guess a little bit of judgment. I'd say more than a little bit of judgment. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner.
And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, when it comes to success, is talent or effort more important? It's so interesting. And I sometimes say out loud, I will never get bored of this. Also, what's the issue with using acronyms like POTUS or SCOTUS?
Gosh, I didn't really like the sound of that when you just said that. I was like, ooh. It's a little too much like scrotum. Angela, on this thing called the internet that I was wandering around the other day, I read a five-year-old paper of yours called The Mechanics of Human Achievement. I like that paper.
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