Feedback is more effective when it is specific and detailed rather than vague or softened, even though it is emotionally harder to receive; vague feedback doesn't provide clear guidance for improvement.

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Speaker

Angela Duckworth

Evidence Quote

i probably would have gone to sleep earlier or like slept more soundly if you know like there had been a little less of it if it were a little less detailed um but but i do think you know like it was better to have gotten that than a kind of like hey it could have gone better

Source

Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior | Episode 109The Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:23:42 PM

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