The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 115 of 203
Success is on the far side of failure
“Success,” said IBM founder T. J. Watson, “is on the far side of failure.”
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Computers process numbers, not symbols
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Growth mindset: praise the effort
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If you cannot fail, you cannot learn
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Initiative versus guilt
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Supporting initiative in preschoolers
To support children’s development of initiative in the third stage, Erikson says that teachers can encourage children to be as independent as possible; focus…
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