With the monthly full money extra, I'm Chris Hill.

It seems to happen more often in sports than in the business world, but every now and

then you'll hear about someone's perseverance.

They overcame their lack of above average talent and intellect with hard work, with grit.

But what if grit is overrated?

Last year I got the chance to interview David Epstein in front of a live audience.

David is a New York Times bestselling author.

His most recent book is Ranged, Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World.

And one of the topics that book explores is a rethinking of the idea that grit is this

inherently great quality that should be embraced at all times, no matter what.

So grit, do you probably heard of it?

This psychological construct, you take a survey, half the points are awarded for resilience,

and half the points for consistency of interests.

And the most famous study was on West Point cadets who were going through the six week orientation

called beast barracks.

And grit turned out to be a better predictor of who would make it through than were the

more traditional measures.

Most of them made it through anyway, not very many quit.

But that's great.

But then you fast forward to, you know, those West Point funds those people because they

want them to stay 20 years.

And yet half of them are leaving basically the day they're allowed.

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