Interesting article.

[samvara]

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids: This isn't exactly revolutionary, but I like the way it articulates the difference between the 'intelligence is innate' mindset and the 'I can do it if I keep trying' mindset. It will definitely affect how I praise achievement in the future.

When I was in high school there was a lot of talk about how boys and girls coped with academic challenges. The idea being that girls tend to mature faster and therefore found the first 2-3 years relatively easy as the curriculum is designed for both boys and girls (and is thus easier for the girls). In the next 2-3 years however, the girls start to fall behind as they are used to succeeding without having to try hard and don't have the study skills whereas the boys take over as they are already used to having to work to succeed.

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[e-dan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, some of the stuff we train in my company is based on findings this woman's research - she's recently released a book called...um.../Mindset: The New Psychology of Success/. Prior she's released all her stuff in academic papers and the occasional magazine article. What I've found in my life is consistent with this - though this is a very Gen X approach - that the trick to life is not to always succeed (that just means you're living too small), but to be able to deal powerfully with failure.

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

There's a common expression among my rock-climbing friends. "If you don't slip, you're not trying hard enough." (This is the sort of rock-climbing where ropes and stuff are involved, so if you slip you still live to climb another day)

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

*g*

It's not about what happens in your life, it's how you deal to it.