45. How Much Better Do You Really Want to Be?
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I hate to burst your balloons. No, you don't. Because your balloons are so bright and cheery. And you're a little thumbtack. I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Stephen Dubner, and you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, how much better do you really want to be? The secret to looking successful is to surround yourself with people who are quite dumb. Also, why do we pad our speech with so many filler words? I don't think I quite had the Ballagirl thing.
Gag me with a spoon. So Angela, there is a question that often gets asked about money, but that I would like to ask you about ability or talent instead. That probably doesn't make that much sense yet, does it? Not yet, but why don't you keep going? Here's what I mean.
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