How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit (Update)

Giving up can be painful. That's why we need to talk about it. Today: stories about glitchy apps, leaky paint cans, broken sculptures — and a quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. (Part three of a four-part series.)

SOURCES:John Boykin • , website designer and failed paint can re-inventor. Angela Duckworth • , host of No Stupid Questions • , co-founder of Character Lab, and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Amy Edmondson • , professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School. Helen Fisher • , former senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute and former chief science advisor to Match.com. Eric von Hippel, • professor of technological innovation at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management. Jill Hoffman • , founder and C.E.O. of Path 2 Flight. Gary Klein • , cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making. Steve Levitt • , host of People I (Mostly) Admire • , co-author of the Freakonomics • books, and professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Joseph O’Connell • , artist. Mike Ridgeman • , government affairs manager at the Wisconsin Bike Fed. Melanie Stefan • , professor of physiology at Medical School Berlin. Travis Thul • , vice president for Student Success and Engagement at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

RESOURCES: • “ Data Snapshot: Tenure and Contingency in US Higher Education • ,” by Glenn Colby ( American Association of University Professors • , 2023). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, • by Angela Duckworth (2016). • “ Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy • ,” by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016). • “ A C.V. of Failures • ,” by Melanie Stefan ( Nature, • 2010). Ramen Now! • official website.

EXTRAS: • “ How to Succeed at Failing • ,” series by Freakonomics Radio • (2023). • “ Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit • ,” by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2022). • “ How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit? • ” by No Stupid Questions • (2020). • “ Honey, I Grew the Economy, • ” by Freakonomics Radio • (2019). • “ The Upside of Quitting • ,” by Freakonomics Radio • (2011).

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