On The Move

Turns out that Grit is basically a backyard ultra. After five laps I’ve seen enough to know that this event could go on forever. So I’ll just wrap it up and continue to move on (which is basically the same as continuing to do more laps in the Grit backyard). Grit is defined by psychologist Angela Duckworth (she’s basically taken ownership of the word) as the combination of passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Rather than relying solely on innate talent or intelligenc

Grit Passion Perseverance Interest Purpose Practice Hope Curiosity Alignment Identity Values Direction Discipline Optimism Feedback Stamina Adaptability Routine Repetition Stretch Correction Reflection Focus Tenacity Patience Reframing Recovery Effort Immersion Prioritization Sacrifice Accountability Agency Consistency Humility Endurance Commitment

When anyone is studying grit there is, by lap 3 for sure, only one person standing there; Angela Duckworth. She is currently a psychology professor at U of Penna, a 2013 MacArthur fellow and the co-founder of a nonprofit called the Character lab. In Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth introduces the Goal Hierarchy Model to illustrate that grit is not simply brute force effort; it is an organized coherent architecture of purpose. Rather than viewing l