Dr. Angela Duckworth

Those schools don't do very well.

The schools that say, we want you to physically put this somewhere which is far from you, they're having better outcomes.

And I say, as a psychologist who's been studying self-control and grit for 20-some years, the farther the phone, the higher the GPA in my research.

And that is because...

Physical distance from temptation creates psychological distance from temptation.

So if you are a parent or you are a teacher and you think there's a temptation in the life of a young person or yourself that's not doing you any good, literally keep it away.

right?

And so I appreciate being asked that question because I think this is one small way, we're just talking about purpose, this is one small way that I think any educator can actually make a huge difference in the life of children through policy because we are going to take those findings, we're going to take them to every governor, and we're going to take them to every school district superintendent, and whatever happens in the data, which again, we're seeing an emerging picture, we're going to share that as widely as we can because I think this is a

a sea change in the life of young people that, you know, if we don't get this right, I think, you know, we're going to be in a lot of trouble.

And I think we already are.

So I think if you want anything to be in your life more, if you want it to be top of mind, by the way, about half of the things that we don't do, it's simply because we forget, right?

So the things that you want to be reminded of, literally put them front and center, right?

I tell my students, put out your arms.

I was like, see that?

That's your personal space.

That is how psychologists measure your personal space.

It's about three feet in every direction.

You can do it.

Well, see, that's your personal space.

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