Grit (49 page)

IQ test scores of,
34

longitudinal study conducted by,
230
–
32

MacArthur Fellowship awarded to,
xiii
–xiv

at McKinsey,
15
,
18
,
27
–
29

mother of,
167

neurobiology class of,
169
–
71

neuroscience degree of,
15

psychology of achievement theory of,
40
–
42

purpose experienced by,
157
–
59

teaching career of,
15
–
20
,
117
,
157
–
59
,
177
–
78

TED talk of,
133
–
35
,
220
,
244

DuPont,
86
,
97
,
245

Durant, Kevin,
121
–
22

Dutton, Jane,
166

Dweck, Carol,
178
–
81
,
183
,
184
,
192

Dyslexia,
15
,
45

“Early years,” 107–
8
,
144

EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) Program,
194

Education.
See also
Teachers

college,
11
,
230
–
32

dropout rates in,
11
,
230
–
32

graduate-level,
11
,
194

KIPP program and,
181
–
83
,
245

talent
vs.
grit in academic success,
15
–
20

Educational Testing Service (ETS),
227

Effort,
34
,
35
–
51

academic success and,
17
–
18

ambivalence toward,
23
–
25

consistency of,
50

deliberate practice and,
127
–
28

KIPP and,
181

musical ability and,
23
–
24

Nietzsche on,
38
–
40

swimming and,
36
–
39

talent and skill interaction with,
42
–
44
,
50
–
51

Treadmill Test of,
46
–
50
,
256

writing and,
44
–
46

Eisenberger, Robert,
238
–
40

Emulation (of parents),
214
–
16

Encouragement and support

asking for,
193
–
95

of interests,
105
–
6
,
107
,
109
–
11

from parents,
207
–
10
,
211

“Energies of Men, The” (James),
22
–
23

Enigmatology,
110

Enron,
30
–
31

Entrepreneurship,
24

Environmental influences/experience,
79
–
83
,
296
n

Ericsson, Anders,
118
–
21
,
124
–
31
,
135
,
138

Eskreis-Winkler, Lauren,
138

Eudaimonic happiness,
146
–
47

Eulogy virtues,
274

Excess of grit (lack of evidence for),
271
–
73

Experience.
See
Environmental influences/experience

Extracurricular activities,
223
–
42

benefit transfers from,
238
–
40

excessive, rarity of,
225

follow-through importance,
226
–
36

long-term benefits of,
225

low-income children and,
236
–
38

Fame
(film),
71

Faraday, Michael,
75

Farhi, Nicole,
96

Feedback,
122
–
23
,
132
,
134
,
218
–
19

Feinberg, Mike,
181

Ferguson, Ron,
218

Field, Colin,
96

Financial Times
,
96

Finland,
250
–
52
,
253

Fitzsimmons, Bill,
234
–
36

Fixed mindset,
180
,
181
,
183
,
184
,
185
–
86
,
190
,
191
–
92

“Fleeting Interest in Everything, No Career Direction” (Reddit post),
101

Flow,
128
–
32
,
137

Flynn, Jim,
83
–
84
,
263

Flynn effect,
83
–
84
,
85
,
296
–
97
n

Fonte, Aurora,
161
–
62

Fonte, Franco,
161
–
62

Football.
See
Carroll, Pete; Seattle Seahawks; Young, Steve

Fortune
magazine,
27
,
30

Fortune 1000 companies,
183
–
84

Fragile perfects,
190

Franklin, Benjamin,
123
–
24

Freud, Sigmund,
147

Gaines, Rowdy,
38
,
100
,
103
,
107
,
121
,
132
–
33

Galloni, Antonio,
145
–
46

Gallup polls,
98

Galton, Francis,
20
–
21
,
286
–
87
n

Gardner, Margo,
226

Gates, Bill,
230

Gates, Melinda,
230

Gates Foundation.
See
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Gawande, Atul,
124

Gemmell, Bruce,
136
–
37
,
141

Genetics,
79
–
83
,
296
n

Genius,
xiii
–xiv,
277
,
288
–
89
n

Gervais, Mike,
265
–
66

Gettleman, Jeffrey,
58
–
60
,
61
,
70
,
86

Gladwell, Malcolm,
30

Goal hierarchies,
62
–
74
,
294
n

abandoning low-level goals,
68
–
74

coherent goal structures in,
64
–
66

common purpose of goals in,
68

conflict of goals in,
65
–
66

levels of goals in,
62
–
63

prioritizing goals in,
66
–
68

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,
76

Golden, Jane,
112
–
13
,
145

Goodness,
273

Google,
166
–
67

Graduate-level education,
11
,
194

Graham, Martha,
119
,
127
,
135

Grammy Awards,
46

Grant, Adam,
166
,
272

Greatness,
38
,
39
–
40
,
273

Green Berets,
11
–
12
,
70

Grit Grid,
231
–
32
,
235
,
237

Grit Scale,
9
–
14
,
54
–
58
,
77
,
78
,
131
,
194
,
272
–
73

age and scores on,
84
–
86

development of,
9
–
10

fakeability of,
229

happiness correlated with scores on,
270

on interest consistency,
113

purpose correlated with scores on,
147
–
48

spellers tested on,
125

taking and scoring,
55
–
56

Tar Heels tested on,
255

teachers tested on,
177

twins tested on,
82

West Point cadets tested on,
9
–
10
,
54
,
259

Growth mindset,
180
–
86
,
190
,
192
,
251

benefits associated with,
181

language importance in,
182

qualities associated with,
180

role modeling,
182
–
84

Habit formation,
139
–
40

Hall of Fame,
63
,
226

Happiness

eudaimonic
vs.
hedonic,
146
–
47

grit correlated with,
177
,
270
–
71

Hard Thing Rule,
241
–
42

Harlem Children's Zone,
237
–
38

Harvard University,
25
,
46
–
47
,
48
,
49
,
86
,
234
,
237
,
256

Haydn, Joseph,
76

Hazing,
258
–
59

Hedonic happiness,
146
–
47

Height, nature-nurture interaction in,
79
–
80
,
82
–
83

Hershey, Milton,
190
,
312
n

Hitler, Adolf,
148

Hoff, Syd,
71

Hooters restaurant,
163
–
64

Hope,
91
–
92
,
169
–
95
,
269

control and,
188
–
90

defined,
169

language of,
182

mindset and
(see
Fixed mindset; Growth mindset)

neurobiology of,
189

optimism and
(see
Optimism)

Hopkins, Mike,
104
–
5

“How to Solve the
New York Times
Crossword Puzzle” (Shortz),
115

How to Spell Like a Champ
(Kimble),
125

How We Do Business
(JPMorgan Chase manual),
254

Hughes, Rhonda,
193
–
95

Human genome,
82

Identity and culture,
247
–
50

Il Viaggio Di Vetri
(Vetri),
106

Imitation (of parents),
214
–
16

Indiana University,
95
,
109
–
10

In-groups,
245

Intellectual dimension of character,
273
,
274

Interest,
95
–
116
,
269

beginners and,
106
–
8
,
114

benefits of following,
97
–
98

consistency of,
111
–
14

constraints on choices and,
96
–
97
,
98

deepening of,
103
,
113
–
14
,
116
,
153

development of,
103
,
104
–
6
,
107
,
115
–
16
,
153

discovery of,
103
–
4
,
107
,
114
–
15

experts and,
113
–
14

exploring,
100
–
101

play and,
106
–
8

in three-phase progression model,
143

Interpersonal dimension of character,
273
,
274

Intrapersonal dimension of character,
273
–
74

IQ/intelligence,
32
,
33

author's scores on test,
34

of high achievers,
75
–
76

increase in,
83
–
84
,
192
,
297
n

mindsets on,
180

of spelling bee participants,
13
,
14

updating beliefs on,
192
–
93

Irving, John,
44
–
46
,
87

Ivy League undergraduates,
14

James, William,
22
–
23
,
98
,
116
,
140

James Beard Award,
100

Japan,
118

Job crafting,
166
–
67

JPMorgan Chase,
252
–
54

Julia & Julia
(film),
99

Julliard School of Music,
25
,
138

Jürgen (mentor),
217

Kagan, Jerry,
5

Kageyama, Noa,
138

Kaizen
,
118

Kashyap, Anurag,
14

Kaufman, Scott Barry,
31
–
34

Kimble, Paige,
13
,
125

King, Philip,
157
–
58