Daniel Pink and Angela Duckworth on Friction-Maxxing, Becoming a Mentor Magnet and the Problem with Solo Striving

I'm Caleb Bissinger. This is the next big idea. A few nights ago, our curator Daniel Pink sat down with Angela Duckworth to talk about her new book, Situated. Find the people and places that bring out your best. Now, I know Angela was just on the show, but this one is live, it's loose, and it covers a lot of ground that we didn't get to last time. For example, What Michael Phelps' childhood zip code had to do with his 28 Olympic medals.

Why Angela's house is full of avocados and physical therapy equipment. How a late night cold call changed millions of lives. And a surprising confession. I can't look back in my life and and think of anybody who's been a mentor to me. What? Yeah. And Yeah. Wait, really?

This conversation was recorded at an event hosted by Politics and Pros, Washington, DC's premier independent bookstore and cultural hub. You can learn more about their terrific programming by following the link In our episode notes. And quick plug. If you sign up for the Next Big Idea Club right now at nextbigideaclub.com. You will get a copy of Angela's book situated.

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