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Learning is more likely when people are reactive and growth oriented. Responding with an eye toward improvement makes people moldable, like clay.
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050 |
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Expectations tend to rise with accomplishment. The better you’re performing, the more you demand of yourself and the less you notice incremental gains.
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074 |
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Being kind to yourself isn’t about ignoring your weaknesses. It’s about giving yourself permission to learn from your disappointments. We grow by embracing our shortcomings, not by punishing them.
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075 |
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It turns out that when people assess your skills, they put more weight on your peaks than on your troughs. People judge your potential from your best moments, not your worst.
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075 |
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Research indicates that one of the best ways to gauge the value of other people’s judgments is to look for convergence between them.
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077 |
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When our circumstances threaten to overpower us, instead of only looking inward, we can turn outward to mentors, teachers, coaches, role models, or peers.
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084 |
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Too often, it feels like our mistakes pile up, while our accomplishments disappear. With the right support at the right moments, we can overcome obstacles to growth.
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085 |
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Passion for one task can lead us to neglect the less exciting ones on our plate.
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096 |
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Hundreds of experiments show that people improve faster when they alternate between different skills. Psychologists call it interleaving…
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099 |
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Relaxing is not a waste of time – it’s an investment in well-being.
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