Is grit over-rated? As Professor Angela Duckworth’s new book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, roars up the best-sellers charts and dominates headlines around the world some interesting ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Source: ...

Prior studies linking grit—defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals—to performance are beset by contradictory evidence. As a result, commentators have increasingly declared that grit ...

Professor Angela Duckworth teaching her class “Grit Lab: Fostering Passion and Perseverance,” about mastering long-term goals. Credit: Idil Demirdag In a recent Penn in Washington event, Ariana ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Darlingtina Esiaka, University of Kentucky (THE CONVERSATION) For many people, grit – ...

Working and having grit were some of the key themes offered to this year’s graduating class of LIM College at a commencement held last week at David Geffen Hall in Manhattan’s Lincoln Center. Nearly ...