How Being Gritty Makes It Harder to Take Timed Exams

Gail Lucas and her colleagues also showed how being gritty might make it hard for you to take timed exams like the SAT. The grittier people were more likely to make that choice to stay in the game, risk not getting the dollar to win the two dollars even though they were losing. Gail says she knows from personal experience how grit can be harmful. "We think gritty people should learn alongside becoming gritty and being gritty"