Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 2 · id grit-c2-08-surveys-show-that-americans-sa
“Surveys show that Americans say they admire effort more than talent, but when presented with equivalent achievers, they consistently prefer and reward the 'natural' over the hard worker.”
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Tsay (2016), PSPB - Privileging Naturals Over Striverspaywalled — manual check queued
Although musicians reported the strong belief that strivers will achieve over naturals, their preferences and beliefs showed the reverse pattern.
APS Observer - The Talent Biassource alive
People explicitly endorse the value of effort while implicitly preferring those perceived as naturally talented.
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