Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.
Carol S. DweckRead
Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'
Interpretation
Failure is not an endpoint but a learning opportunity that informs future attempts.
In this quote, Carol S. Dweck emphasizes the importance of viewing failure not as a negative outcome but as a valuable source of information that can guide our problem-solving efforts. By reframing our understanding of failure, we can cultivate resilience and a growth mindset, allowing us to learn from our mistakes and adapt our approaches in pursuit of success.
In practice
During a team meeting, one might say 'Remember, failure is information. Let's see what we can learn from this setback.'
Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.
Some students start thinking of their intelligence as something fixed, as carved in stone. They worry about, 'Do I have enough? Don't I have enough?'
In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure, means you're not smart or talented. If you were, you wouldn't need effort. In the other world, effort is what makes you smart or talented.
Our message to parents is to focus on the process the child engages in, such as trying hard or focusing on the task - what specific things they're doing rather than, 'You're so smart. You're so good at this.' Although it's never too late to change, what you do early matters.
Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
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When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.
A well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.
Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.
I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen.
Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today.
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