The Short Cut: How Flexible Goal Setting Outperforms Grit

When slow and steady no longer wins the race, what do you do next?

“Grit” is celebrated as the gold standard of success — but in a world that changes faster than our plans, pushing harder can quietly work against us. The Short Cut challenges the myth that perseverance is always the answer and introduces a smarter, science-backed alternative: flexible goal setting.

Instead of never giving up, Courtney Clark offers a bold reframe. Drawing on rigorous ...