Boy did I see myself in these pages. I wish I had learned this stuff ages ago.
Not that this is a panacea to all the self-defeating attitudes and behaviors out there, but it will certainly help.
The basic idea is that you can approach things from a fixed mindset (talent and ability is fixed and therefore my trying harder or challenging myself will either not help any or expose me as...
more Boy did I see myself in these pages. I wish I had learned this stuff ages ago.
Not that this is a panacea to all the self-defeating attitudes and behaviors out there, but it will certainly help.
The basic idea is that you can approach things from a fixed mindset (talent and ability is fixed and therefore my trying harder or challenging myself will either not help any or expose me as not as smart/talented as I think I am) or a growth mindset (talent/ability can be learned, therefore trying hard, studying, challenging myself will lead to an increase in my abilities and more success overall).
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