I've always viewed Grit through the lens of poverty and achievement, real achievement in the face of real adversity.
There isn't a single thing on his list that counts as grit (based on my understanding) except perhaps in some circumstances programming and networking, even that's with the caveat of using those two as a means to escape poverty. Most of this list are "nice to haves" and grit doesn't really apply:
Running,
Lifting weights,
Writing,
Sticking to a diet,
Developing a wake-up/go-to-bed schedule,
Mindfulness,
Reading,
Networking,
Music (piano),
Baking,
Cooking,
Programming.
Grit is when everything has gone wrong, you're hosed and overwhelmed and the stakes are crucial and you get out of bed and "get at it" anyway. If you have even middle class parents to go home to... eh, then grit is mostly replaced by capital and calculated risk.
There isn't a single thing on his list that counts as grit (based on my understanding) except perhaps in some circumstances programming and networking, even that's with the caveat of using those two as a means to escape poverty. Most of this list are "nice to haves" and grit doesn't really apply:
Running, Lifting weights, Writing, Sticking to a diet, Developing a wake-up/go-to-bed schedule, Mindfulness, Reading, Networking, Music (piano), Baking, Cooking, Programming.
Grit is when everything has gone wrong, you're hosed and overwhelmed and the stakes are crucial and you get out of bed and "get at it" anyway. If you have even middle class parents to go home to... eh, then grit is mostly replaced by capital and calculated risk.