89. How Valuable Is Enthusiasm?

Life is hard. Let me just try to scratch my way forward. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to no stupid questions. Today on the show is enthusiasm the real secret to success?

I'm hearing zest. I'm hearing flow. I feel like I'm tasting a wine now. They're hints of oak? Angela, I have Uh question that's both a problem and a solution. A puzzle wrapped in enigma covered with mystery.

So I've been preparing for a golf competition that's coming up in California. There is a thing in golf call a pro am, which is Attached to a professional tournament.

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