Brain Plasticity: A Cognitive Ability Study

In Chapter 9 of Grit, Angela Duckworth argues that a growth mindset, rather than a fixed mindset, leads to more success. She shows that a growth mindset leads to a more optimistic outlook on failures, which further leads to perseverance and the ability to take on new challenges without giving up. Using additional research, I agree with Duckworth’s claim that a growth mindset makes an individual more successful because a growth mindset transforms obstacles into learning opportunities and fosters hope, which are essential skills to overcoming failures and becoming successful.

Drawing on her own research as a psychologist, as well as studies from other experts in the field, Duckworth demonstrates how grit is a better predictor of success than factors such as intelligence or talent. She explains how grit involves the combination of passion and perseverance, and how individuals who possess grit are more likely to achieve their long-term goals. By presenting these logical arguments and empirical data, Duckworth convinces the reader that grit is indeed a crucial ingredient for

Duckworth (2013) defines and explains grit as “Passion, perseverance, and stamina” she goes on to state that these characteristics or grit, “outweigh IQ as a predictor of success.” Based on Gladwell’s explanation of 10,000 hours of practice and the direct correlation to success, it can also be concluded that individuals that complete 10,000 hours of practice in their respective fields have passion and drive could also be described as

Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.” (TED

higher levels of grit are associated with higher levels of subjective and objective success, reliable means of increasing individual grit could positively impact long-term personal and academic trajectories.

Angela Duckworth, a PENN psychologist, argues that in order to achieve long term goals, it requires one to be “gritty.” So what is grit? Grit is one’s self-discipline to pursue a goal that has been kept for a long period of time. In order to be successful in life, one has to have a long term goal that they are passionate about. A long term goal of mine that has made me become “gritty” is the career I aim to pursue.

One may wonder, what indeed makes one successful and what has an effect on our psychological traits? Duckworth in her non-fiction book Grit, attempts to answer this question by making the claim that “grit, talent, and all other psychological traits relevant to success in life are influenced by genes and also by experience.(82)” Duckworth supports her claim through the use of anecdotal stories and referencing studies conducted by researchers. One example Duckworth uses includes the “Flynn Effect,”(83) attributed to Jim Flynn. He analyzed IQ scores and its rapid growth through the decades to explain how it is socially multiplied.

Grit, what is this? Is it success, is it failure, or is it talent? As Angela Duckworth said “Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day-in and day-out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.” Grit is a combination of strength, persistence, focus, and dedication that helps a person to maintain the optimism and discipline needed to persevere in their goals even if they are head to head with failure. Grit does not depend on talent, IQ, or success. Grit is the ability to fail and learn from your mistake, in order to come back next

Grit is a predictor of academic, professional, and personal success. Grit can be defined as strength of character or the ability to overcome failure and continue to work toward success. People with grit are not always the people with the most natural ability, but their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture, as it gives someone an advantage in overcoming the inevitable obstacles they will face. However, grit is much easier adopted when an individual has a growth mindset.

Throughout Grit, Angela Duckworth argues that grit is the single most important factor in determining success of an individual. She splits the argument into three parts: the concept of grit and why it matters, the proper use and understanding of the goal hierarchy, and how an individual can develop grit. Duckworth’s argument is important because it replaces the traditional viewpoint of success being determined by talent to one which sees success as a result of passion and perseverance.

Have you ever set a long-term goal and were so determined to meet that goal no matter what happened? Angela Duckworth states, “Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in and day out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years and working really hard to make that future a reality”. Sticking with a long-term goal, when you seem to have hit every bump in the road possible means that you contain grit. In class, we discussed how talent is inversely related to grit. Angela Duckworth did a study and made high school students take her grit test. In this test, she realized that the more grit that the student possessed, the higher chance that student would graduate.

I chose the Ted Talk called Grit and perseverance. In this video Angela Lee Duckworth argues that the key to success is grit, a characteristic she defines as “passion and perseverance for very long-term goals”(Angela Duckworth). she talks about how having perseverance can motivate and change the outcome of your life and career. You don't have to be perfect physically or have a High IQ, all you need is Grit and perseverance. Life can be very difficult at times it will slam you on the ground roll you in the dirt and kick you in the ribs all at once. Being able to get back up is the reason people can be successful. Having perseverance and show great ethics and starting at the bottom being poorer than dirt will give you

People assume that superior intelligence is the key to success. But research shows that an overemphasis on intellect leaves people vulnerable to failure. Also leave the person fearful of challenges and hard work. If a person is fearful of hard work the person will have trouble completing anything that makes the person do the slights bit of work.

Who would believe that GRIT overpowers people intelligence! As Angela Lee Duckworth explains on her video IQ is not the only thing you need to be successful you need to have Grit. How many of us think that been “greedy” is a negative characteristic, but if we see it in the psychological point of view, it could be a positive attitude.

Grit is the power of passion and perseverance. Passion and perseverance are not qualities that everybody has. Not everybody who sets a long-term goal achieves it. People who have passion and perseverance are most likely to succeed in life, because passion is what gives us the ability to stick to a goal for a long period of time, and perseverance is the motivation to continue pursuing our goals. Passion and perseverance are the bridges to achieve your goals. In the TED talk “Grit: the power of passion and perseverance” Angela Duckworth explain what will help you to succeed in life and she called it Grit, which she defined it as passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.