Grit: A Predictor of Academic, Professional, and Personal Success
David Ventura
Professor Favors
English- 1302.81202
21 October 2015
“Grit”
Yes, grit is a predicator of academic, professional, and personal success. Grit can be defined as strength of character or the ability to overcome failure and continue to work toward success. People with grit are not always the people with the most natural ability, but their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture, as it gives someone an advantage in overcoming the inevitable obstacles they will face.
I want to cite Angela Lee Duckworth and James J. Gross of “Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinant of Success.” One important determinant of success is self-control, the capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behavior in the presence of temptation. A second important determinant of success is grit, the tenacious pursuit of a dominant superordinate goal despite setbacks. “[s]elf-control and grit are strongly correlated, but not perfectly so” (1)1. This means that some people with high levels of self-control capably handle temptations but do not consistently pursue a dominant goal.2 Likewise, some exceptional achievers are prodigiously gritty but succumb to temptations in domains other than their chosen life passion. (Duckworth and Gross 1).3
In a TED Talk with Angela Duckworth, a leading researcher on grit, she discusses her findings that kids with grit were more likely to be successful in a classroom. Professor Angela Duckworth says "grit" can be a better predictor of success than IQ or other measures. When psychologist Angela Duckworth studied people in various challenging situations, including National Spelling Bee participants, rookie teachers in tough neighborhoods, and West Point cadets, she found: (Ted Talk video)
Angela Duckworth stated that “One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success, and it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good
Professor Favors
English- 1302.81202
21 October 2015
“Grit”
Yes, grit is a predicator of academic, professional, and personal success. Grit can be defined as strength of character or the ability to overcome failure and continue to work toward success. People with grit are not always the people with the most natural ability, but their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture, as it gives someone an advantage in overcoming the inevitable obstacles they will face.
I want to cite Angela Lee Duckworth and James J. Gross of “Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinant of Success.” One important determinant of success is self-control, the capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behavior in the presence of temptation. A second important determinant of success is grit, the tenacious pursuit of a dominant superordinate goal despite setbacks. “[s]elf-control and grit are strongly correlated, but not perfectly so” (1)1. This means that some people with high levels of self-control capably handle temptations but do not consistently pursue a dominant goal.2 Likewise, some exceptional achievers are prodigiously gritty but succumb to temptations in domains other than their chosen life passion. (Duckworth and Gross 1).3
In a TED Talk with Angela Duckworth, a leading researcher on grit, she discusses her findings that kids with grit were more likely to be successful in a classroom. Professor Angela Duckworth says "grit" can be a better predictor of success than IQ or other measures. When psychologist Angela Duckworth studied people in various challenging situations, including National Spelling Bee participants, rookie teachers in tough neighborhoods, and West Point cadets, she found: (Ted Talk video)
Angela Duckworth stated that “One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success, and it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good