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by civilian
2953 days ago
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You're absolutely right. And the Big5 factor named "conscientiousness" is another word for grit. (AndI assume ardit33 was using the Big5 meaning.) I'd further say that emotional intelligence and charisma correlate somewhat with intelligence. They may be developed later, but it's easier for an intelligent person to develop those things. One college summer I was interning at a sales office, and the sales manager said something that stuck with me: "Often we're selling this product to people who don't really understand it, or don't really understand how it's going to help them. And it's easy to have a deal fall through because of that, and I've seen a lot of salespeople in that situation throw up their hands and say 'bah! The client is stupid, that's why I couldn't sell the thing to him.' But if you're so much smarter, and the client is dumber, then you ought to be able to figure out a way to help the client along and understand the value. Working with a dumb client is no excuse, it's a call to action." |
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However, to be precise, conscientiousness isn't the same thing as grit. To illustrate the distinction, look at John McCain - he embodies a sort of tenacity and resilience I would call "grit" (thumbs down at 2am), but isn't the most conscientious (didn't vet Sarah Palin).
I'm sure there's studies to say charisma and social intelligence correlate with intelligence, or some academic would argue those are a form of intelligence, etc. The article specifically calls out IQ / test taking intelligence as being overvalued by society in general, which is what I mean in my comment as well. Eg, The SAT doesn't test you for these traits and these traits will not make much of a difference in an academic setting.