Value effort and perseverance over natural talent from "summary" of Mindset - Updated Edition by Carol Dweck
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort. They're wrong. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Virtually all great people have had these qualities. It may be hard to believe, but many people with a fixed mindset don't really want to be challenged because it could reveal their deficiencies and undermine their sense of superiority. How well they do is crucial because setbacks are seen as a statement about their basic abilities. To someone with a growth mindset, the ideal is to learn and improve. Setbacks are a nat...
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