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Why Angela Duckworth Thinks “Gritty” Leaders Are People to Emulate

By Jena McGregor — 2016

In recent years, Duckworth’s concept, which says that a combination of perseverance and passion helps predict a person’s success, has become both a popular and controversial idea in the education world. Some schools have even rushed to adopt ways of measuring it and testing for it—an idea to which Duckworth, a former teacher herself, is opposed.

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Michael Phelps: ‘I Can’t See Any More Suicides’

In the documentary “The Weight of Gold,” Phelps presents a stark picture of the mental wear and tear Olympians endure.

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Male Depression and Anxiety in Athletes

Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.

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