Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 9 · id grit-c9-06-duckworths-definition-of-hope-

“Duckworth's definition of hope in grit differs from conventional hope: it is not about wishing for external rescue but about the expectation that your own efforts can improve the future.”

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Grit book textsource alive

Hope in grit is not wishful thinking. It is the expectation that tomorrow can be better than today if I put in the effort.

Seligman - Learned Optimism frameworksource alive

Learned optimism involves the belief that one's actions can change outcomes, which aligns with Duckworth's concept of hope as agency.

Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023) - From helplessness to controllabilitysource alive

The neuroscience of controllability shows that the medial prefrontal cortex actively detects control over outcomes, providing a biological basis for agency-based hope.

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