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One of my favorite podcasts, Hidden Brain, had a great episode this week about "Grit", which one of the researchers defined as "passion and perseverance for lon

One of my favorite podcasts, Hidden Brain, had a great episode this week about "Grit", which one of the researchers defined as "passion and perseverance for long-terms goals." "The thing that was revelatory to me was not that effort matters—everybody knows that effort matters," Angela told Shankar. "What was revelatory to me was how much it matters." I still think there's this question of "why do some kids have more grit than others?" to be answered, but perhaps this is a start? Worth a listen: http://www.npr.org/2016/04/04/472162167/the-power-and-problem-of-grit http://www.npr.org/2016/04/04/472162167/the-power-and-proble...

savvas_tj 11y ago
The "why do some kids have more grit than others?" questions could just come down to mix of inheriting that trait and/or living in an environment that fosters the development and growth that trait. There is an interesting book called "The Sports Gene" that has a section that talks about how someone bred sled dogs based on their "grit" characteristic and was able to be a successful dog sledder because of it. Also that book is also a great read about how inherited traits and environment interact with each other. And thanks for the podcast suggestion.