Success Is Situational: How Feedback & Practice Transform Your Communication

Angela Duckworth joins Matt Abrahams to argue that trying harder is often the wrong lever — changing the people and environments around you can accomplish more than sheer effort. Drawing on her new book Situated, she explains why the conditions you operate in either support or limit your progress. The conversation covers the four pillars of grit, what deliberate practice actually requires, and how to give and use feedback that identifies what's working, what needs improvement, and what to leave out. It closes with a practical exercise: pick something you've struggled to improve and change one thing about your environment, routine, or support system.