Are you purpose or pleasure driven?
Research on purpose driven versus pleasure driven characteristics has shown that gritty people prefer the former over the latter.
While the former is for long term the latter is for near term satisfaction.
Viktor Frankl has highlighted that man’s search for meaning in life is key to deriving fulfillment as opposed to dopamine driven short term excitement.
The below insight inspired from the book Grit, shows the curve of Gritty people where meaning dominates to realize a calling.
As we move higher on the grit scale the sense of meaning in our lives takes center stage.
For another similar insight from the book Grit, please visit this link:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/best-definition-of-grit/
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