"I define grit simply as passion and perserverance for especially long-term goals. I don't believe we should use measures of grit for high-stakes accountability. I think the misconception is that ...

If you have recently bumped into that word, grit, Duckworth is the reason. She has argued that grit can be developed—and is at least as important as IQ in predicting educational success.

Take grit, which is operationalized as the passion and perseverance for long-term goals. If this appears to be a piece of the hope construct, that’s because it is.

Grit, it turns out, is the antidote to Same Old Lions. It is what is different about this team. It’s what this organization has been missing lo these many years.

Focusing on internal traits distracts us from the work of encouraging behaviors that support student success, Jarek Janio ...

Learning Grit: Applying Resilience Lessons from Sports in Everyday Life. Performance Coach Cindra Kamphoff, Ph.D. Spoke at the University of St. Thomas Finding Forward Event about Building Mental ...

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Grit doesn’t mean pushing yourself relentlessly without regard for your well-being. Self-compassion—treating yourself with kindness during setbacks—is essential for sustaining grit over the ...

"Grit gaslighting keeps us stuck in survival mode," Dr. Eurich explains. "Instead of listening to our stress as a signal to pause or pivot, we override it—pushing until we burn out.