Telling someone they work hard avoids this danger somehow. Maybe because it contains an actionable advice what to next time to achieve the reward—so it feels more under control, less threatening.
Yeah, working hard is something that isn’t associated with a fixed mindset in the same way that intelligence is. A lot of people see intelligence as something that you either have or you don’t.
Yeah, working hard is something that isn’t associated with a fixed mindset in the same way that intelligence is. A lot of people see intelligence as something that you either have or you don’t.