Sublime

Grit isn’t always this grim and serious. In fact, even in the most dire situations grit is sometimes nothing more than a game.

when researchers studied an incoming class of cadets at West Point, they measured their grade point averages, physical aptitude, military abilities, and self-discipline. When they correlated those factors with whether students dropped out or graduated, however, they found that all of them mattered less than a factor researchers referred to as

But real improvement comes from consistent rigor and participation.