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
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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
Mindset
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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 improve
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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 better and better
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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 together
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when you state and stick
to a theme, your posts
are always coherent
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