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I think conscientiousness also means taking care in getting things done. And if you do not persevere, you might be quite nice and polite to people, but you will
by hyperpape 10y ago
I think conscientiousness also means taking care in getting things done. And if you do not persevere, you might be quite nice and polite to people, but you will continually let them down by giving up on things you should be doing. Try the first four sentences of this paper for a literary/philosophical presentation of the idea: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20010216?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents http://www.jstor.org/stable/20010216?seq=1#page_scan_tab_con....
- ghaff 10y agoI agree but I'd add that, for me, "grit" has a connotation of toughing it out and completing a task however painful/unpleasant/difficult it is. Conscientiousness is more about reliably doing things you've said you would do on schedule. The two are related but one suggests doing what it takes to make it through a really difficult stretch while the other is more akin to turning in assignments promptly because you stuck to a schedule and didn't go out partying the night before.
- hyperpape 10y agoThat's fair.