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Back to the basics: "Studies show that positive feelings can enhance students' attention and higher-order thinking skills, as well as encouraging perseverance."

SuperBetter is a game designed to increase the player's "personal resilience" or grit while facing health or illness recovery challenges. Jane McGonigal is one of the creators. The game is in closed beta; it looks like you can sign up to play at least part of it from this site.

Here is a TEDxBlue talk by Dr. Duckworth on "grit," including overviews of some of her studies.