Angela Lee Duckworth on Grit February 14, 2014 I suspect that grit, not talent, is the single best predictor of success for novelists, too.
Jonah Lehrer: Grit September 7, 2011 “What are the causes of success? …studies suggest that our most important talent is having a talent for working hard, for practicing even when practice isn’t fun…. Success is never easy. That’s why talent requires grit.” Jonah Lehrer Read the essay here. (Follow-up here.)