Topic: Character Lab

What Resources Do Schools Really Need?
Support teachers — and test scores — by supplying schools with surprising supplies.
By Samantha Keppler
You Can Change Your Ways!
Got a habit that drives someone else crazy? Know someone who does? This Wharton researcher offers an easy tip for changing your age-old routines.
By Asaf Mazar
Copy-paste your way to success
MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, the co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, explains why "imitation is inspiration."
By Angela Duckworth
Make group projects more equitable
The latest installment in our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, unlocks secrets for navigating the "group project" we call life.
By Linda Babcock
How to Look Beyond Race
In this installment of our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by Grit author and MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, a psychology scholar implores us to treat everyone we meet with respect for the complex richness of their heritage.
By Adaurennaya C. Onyewuenyi
Don’t Fear ChatGPT!
In the latest installment of our partnership with Angela Duckworth's Character Lab, an author and Columbia University business psychology professor says there's a key to managing AI fears: curiosity!
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Talking to Strangers
The experts at Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur "genius" and Grit author Angela Duckworth, share how fleeting interactions with others can brighten their days — and yours
By David Myers
Experiences Endure
MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, shares the secret to giving gifts that last
By Angela Duckworth
Setting The Table — For Success
The latest installment in our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, highlights a study that found one solution to encouraging kids to eat healthy foods. Could the secret to positive decision-making at the dinner table — and beyond — lie in human connection?

Your Future Self Will Thank You
The latest installment in our partnership with Penn's Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, makes the case that thinking about tomorrow more vividly may lead young adults to choose more wisely today
By Hal Hershfield