I talk about this limitation, among others, in this article on measurement which I co-authored with my friend and colleague David Yeager. So, your score not only reflects how gritty you are but also the standards to which you hold yourself. You can fake a higher grit score without much effort, for example. Another very serious but not-so-obvious limitation of questionnaires is called “reference bias.” This distortion of scores comes from people holding different standards by which they judge behavior. However, I hasten to point out that all psychological measures, including the Grit Scale, have limitations. For example, some of the most effective coaches and teachers I know give this questionnaire to their players and students in order to prompt a conversation about their evolving passion and perseverance. I also think this questionnaire is useful as a prompt for self-reflection. Why? Because you cannot study what you cannot measure. I created the Grit Scale so that I could study grit as a scientist. And in the very long run, I think grit may matter as least as much, if not more. But talent and luck are no guarantee of grit. Even when progress toward that goal is halting or slow. And grit is holding steadfast to that goal. Instead, grit is about having what some researchers call an”ultimate concern”–a goal you care about so much that it organizes and gives meaning to almost everything you do. Grit isn’t how intensely, for the moment, you want something. One way to think about grit is to consider what grit isn’t. Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Where is the chapter on teaching grit in schools? There is a chapter in “Grit” on parenting.Isn’t it more important to be happy than successful?.Isn’t grit, like everything else, in your genes? So why write a book about how to grow grit?.Is grit more important than honesty and kindness?.I don’t understand what you mean by “talent”?.Does the message of grit imply that poverty and inequality don’t matter?. Are women grittier than men? Or are men grittier than women?.Is grit the same as self-control or conscientiousness?.If I’m gritty about one thing, will I be gritty about other things?.
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