The Power of Grit: How Passion and Perseverance Can Lead to Success

🔑Grit, defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals, emerges as a significant predictor of success across various contexts.

🏆Grit is more important than intelligence or talent in determining success in education, military training, competitions, and professional settings.

📚The belief in a growth mindset, the idea that abilities can change and grow with effort, can contribute to building grit in children.

💪Talent and IQ are not sufficient to make individuals gritty. Grit is unrelated or inversely related to measures of talent.

🔬Further research is needed to understand and develop effective strategies for building grit in children and individuals.

What is grit?

—Grit is the passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. It is the ability to stick with your future for years and work really hard to make it a reality.

Is grit more important than intelligence?

—Yes, grit has shown to be more important than intelligence in determining success in various areas such as education, military training, competitions, and professional settings.

How can we build grit in children?

—While the growth mindset is a promising approach to building grit in children, there is still a need for more research and effective strategies.

Is talent important for developing grit?

—No, talent is not a significant factor in the development of grit. Grit is usually unrelated or even inversely related to measures of talent.

What is the future of grit research?

—Further research is needed to better understand grit and develop effective strategies for building grit in children and individuals.

00:00The speaker left a demanding job in management consulting to become a teacher.

00:36IQ alone wasn't the only difference between the speaker's best and worst students.

03:22Grit emerged as a significant predictor of success in different contexts.

03:41Grittier students were more likely to graduate.

04:23The speaker emphasizes the need for a better understanding of building grit.

04:32Growth mindset, the belief that abilities can change with effort, is a promising approach to building grit.

05:35Talent does not make individuals gritty. Grit is usually unrelated to talent.

05:59More research is needed to develop effective strategies for building grit.