Grit is a person's capacity to passionately persevere in the pursuit of long-term goals especially when there are detours and obstacles.
Researchers know that general intelligence is highly important to achievement but grit is highly valuable especially when dealing with complex tasks that can result in failures, reversals, and limited progress.
More recently, psychologist Angela Duckworth has been recognized as a leading expert on grit.
See Duckworth's Ted Talk for more about grit.
Features of grit
1. Identify something you are passionate about. Think back to interests and hobbies as a teen --a time before we became too busy with work and relationships to pursue our interests
2. See frustrations and difficulties as a normal part of reaching goals. How we view setbacks and mistakes can make a difference. Sometimes highly intelligent people catch on quickly and do well at school with little effort. This history of easiness can interfere with complex problem-solving if they lack grit.
3. Look for ways to make work more meaningful. Even small changes can improve grittiness.
4. Believe you can change and grow. To improve an old saying, "Old dogs can learn new tricks." My mother had an interest in art in school. In her 60s she began to paint. As the years went by, her work became considerably better.
GRIT is an acronym for Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension reduction, which was an approach to managing conflict derived from the work of Charles E. Osgood (1962).
Note
Grit, as a personality trait, fits in the "O" Observable Behavior dimension of the SCOPES model of human functioning.
Reference
Duckworth, A. (2018) Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. New York: Scribner.
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