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Measuring GRIT
The Grit Scale
. “Angela Duckworth created the Grit Scale so that she could study grit as a scientist. Why?
Because you cannot study what you cannot measure.
Here is a link to her scale – measure yourself https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/f
It’s easy to cheat on this one but the only person you are cheating is yourself
I think this is worthwhile taking – another area of growth.
Where is your grit? Do you have any?
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