attribute. People generally find it much easier to push themselves in some areas than in others. If Katie became a grandmaster after ten years of studying chess and Karl gave up on the game after six months, does that mean Katie had more willpower than Karl? Would it change your answer if I told you that Katie spent a year practicing the piano and then quit before she started chess, while Karl is now an internationally renowned concert pianist? This situational dependence calls into question the claim that some sort of generic willpower can explain an individual’s ability to sustain daily
...more
Question grit
