The Art of Manliness

#210: Got Grit?

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Jun 16, 2016
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INSIGHT

Grit Is Passion Plus Perseverance

  • Grit combines passion and perseverance toward long-term goals.
  • Angela Duckworth defines grit as both sustained interest and sustained effort over years.
ANECDOTE

Classroom Sparked The Research

  • Duckworth began studying grit as a classroom teacher watching some students outwork others.
  • She wanted to understand why some kids kept trying while others stopped despite similar potential.
ANECDOTE

West Point Validated The Grit Scale

  • West Point used long-standing selection tests but many recruits still dropped out during Beast Barracks.
  • Duckworth's grit scale predicted who would finish Beast better than the official candidate score.
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