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

About this episode

Our curator Daniel Pink recently sat down with Angela Duckworth to chat about her new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best. Although we just had Angela on the show, we couldn’t resist sharing this conversation too. It’s live. It’s loose. And it covers a lot of ground we didn’t get to last time — like what Michael Phelps's childhood ZIP code had to do with his 28 Olympic medals (8:15), why Angela's house is full of avocados and physical therapy equipment (26:55), how a late-night cold call changed millions of lives (32:27), and how Daniel has made it in his career without a single mentor (41:52). 📚 This conversation was recorded live at an event hosted by Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore. 🎁 Join the Next Big Idea Club today, and we’ll send you a copy of Situated along with our two latest selections: Vibe by Adam Grant and What Could Possibly Go Right by Danny Meyer. Learn more at nextbigideaclub.com and use code PODCAST to get 20% off your membership. 🎥 The Next Big Idea is on YouTube! You can find our episodes here. 📱 Follow Rufus on LinkedIn, subscribe to our Substack, or send us an email at podcast@nextbig