Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion Article: Which traits predict success?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/what-is-success-true-grit/
"Instead, success in the real world depends on sustained performance, on being able to work hard at practice, and spend the weekend studying the playbook, and reviewing hours of game tape. Those are all versions of deliberate practice, and our ability to engage in such useful exercises largely depends on levels of grit."