I’m reading Grit by Angela Duckworth.
It’s a concept I keep running into. Brad Parks talked about grit in Episode 4 of Corks and Conversation. Katie Couric mentioned it in her 4/29 Wake-Up Call email (it’s a morning news email; you can subscribe here). When Katie talked to Angela about grit, she said it was “passion and perseverance for long-term goals.” She explained grit as having “an ‘ultimate concern’ – a goal you care about so much that it organizes and gives meaning to almost everything you do.” And most importantly, when you screw things up, which you will (hello? talking to myself loudly here), “grit is holding steadfast to that goal.”
The book is fascinating, as is the concept (try taking the Grit quiz here!). I’m all in. Anyone else on the Grit train?
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