Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
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by Angela Duckworth · 2026
Situated explores how people and environments shape behavior, motivation, success, and personal growth. Angela Duckworth presents practical strategies for finding or creating the circumstances, relationships, and places that help bring out one’s best.
2 episodes featuring Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
Something You Should Know
Design your surroundings, then watch cats domesticate themselves
The episode connects behavior change to situational design, then applies the same adaptation lens to cats’ long relationship with humans and even airline food.
Sep 14, 2026 · 54 min
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
Duckworth argues that grit depends on the situation
The episode reframes achievement as a product of effort, environment, relationships, and purpose rather than willpower alone.
Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 4m