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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
In a study of nearly sixteen thousand subjects, Angela Duckworth and Yale psychologist Katherine Von Culin found a clear link between grit and what level of happiness people pursue.10 Less gritty people hunt happiness through pleasure, while grittier folks choose engagement.
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
Grit is a popular buzzword in parenting and education. It means sticking with something no matter how hard it is or how much adversity you must face to achieve it. That’s my definition. In her best-selling 2014 book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, the psychologist and researcher Angela Duckworth studied West Point cadets, inner-city Ch
... See moreEsther Wojcicki • How to Raise Successful People
When psychologists describe grit, they often lean on University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth’s definition of the trait: “the intersection of passion and perseverance.”