Optimism and the Growth
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Learned Optimism
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Dr. Seligman's Claims
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The Second Claim
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Explanatory Theory
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Some people like andand, because
I
something-something.
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Some people dislike andand, because
they
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summary
Personal vs. Impersonal
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Hacker News liked this blog post.
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Hacker News validated my
experience as a programmer.
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Specific vs. General
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Our work made this project a
success.
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This was one highlight in my and
PagerDuty's ongoing growth.
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Temporary vs. Permanent
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The Recap
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I WAS
Inconsistent
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Pessimists
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Optimists
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Learned Optimism
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Conclusion:
Changing your explanations through repetition and
consistency, changes your life: You become happier and
more productive.
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a funny thing happened on the way
to the forum…
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Fixed and Growth Mindsets
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The Fixed Mindset
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The Growth Mindset
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Children and the Fixed Mindset
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Children and the Growth
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Changing Mindsets
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Returning to Childhood
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you got an "A," because
you studied
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you got an "A," because
when you study, your grades
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you got an "A," because
when you study, you learn, and
your grades reflect your learning
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Optimism and growth for positive feedback
— Emphasize personal choice;
— Generalize the results of the our choices;
— Emphasize an ongoing arc of applying choices to
produce personal growth.
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this code is great, because
when you apply learning to your
work, the results get be!er and
be!er
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Optimism and growth for negative feedback
— Emphasize an impersonal cause of the event;
— Restrict to a specific impact;
— Emphasize that this is a temporary blip in an
otherwise positive ongoing arc.
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this blog post lacks a narrative
that would hold its arguments
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when you state and stick to a
theme, your posts are always
coherent
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Grit
(explained)
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Reginald
Braithwaite
PagerDuty, Inc.
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