Self
Sticking with long-term goals
12 questions · 3 min
Grit means sticking with long-term goals: keeping up effort over months and years, and staying with the same interests rather than often switching. This questionnaire looks at both sides and gives an overall score.
It describes how you usually see yourself compared with most people. It isn’t a test of ability, and a lower score doesn’t mean you can’t reach your goals.
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What it shows
How much you tend to keep going and stay focused on long-term goals.
What it doesn’t
A measure of talent or ability, or a verdict on what you can achieve.
Who it’s for
This questionnaire is for anyone thinking about how they work towards long-term goals. That might be a student facing years of study, someone building a career or a skill, or someone who notices they often start new projects with energy and then drift towards the next idea.
Seeing whether your interests or your effort tend to hold steadier can help you plan in a way that suits you. Your answers usually change slowly, so it’s most useful to look again after several months.
Questions people ask
What does the Grit Scale measure?
It looks at two sides of sticking with long-term goals: how steady your interests stay over months and years, and how well you keep up effort through setbacks. You get an overall grit score and a score for each part.
How long does it take?
There are 12 statements, which take about 3 minutes. For each one, you choose how much it sounds like you compared with most people.
How is the Grit Scale scored?
Each answer counts from 1 to 5, and six statements are flipped so that a higher score always means more grit. Your overall score is the average of all 12, from 1 to 5, and each part is the average of its six statements. There are no official cut-offs, so the result uses rough thirds.
Is a low grit score bad?
No. The score describes how you see yourself, not your talent or ability, and it isn’t a verdict on what you can achieve. Some people do well by exploring many interests.
How often can I retake it?
Every six months or so. These are long-standing habits, so a longer gap makes any change easier to see.
Who developed the Grit Scale?
Psychologist Angela Duckworth and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in 2007. This is the original 12-statement version.
Where it comes from
Developed by psychologist Angela Duckworth and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007.
Grit Scale
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