We see social media posts all the time about how important it is to be consistent and to never give up. We hear stories of elite athletes and CEOs who kept going through the roughest of times. And we think, “This is exactly how I need to be. I need to stick with my goal or dream no matter what.”

But that’s not true for everyone. For some, quitting is the best thing they can do.

As defined by Angela Duckworth, grit is our passion and perseverance towards a long-term goal and it’s important (2018). Especially in today’s technology culture where many things are low risk to enter and exit, we need to be training our grit muscle. Today’s youth need to be building grit more than anyone since it’s too easy for them to task switch the moment they’re bored or uncomfortable.

Let’s think of grit as existing on a spectrum where on one end we have someone so gritty that they stick with a dream or goal no matter how hard or how little progress they’re making and on the other end we have........

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