[randomdata]

> In trying to understand the gap, what they focused in on is that life success isn't just intelligence, its soft skills like stick-to-it-iveness, willpower, concentration, etc.

Do you have more information about these studies? I have always assumed that to be true. When you look at successful people, it is the indicator that stands out most often. I'd love to look at the formal research.

[riggins]

here are a couple papers.

http://ftp.iza.org/dp6580.pdf

http://www.economics.uci.edu/files/economics/docs/micro/f07/...