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#motivation
Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina)
Praising a child for being smart backfires
How can you get that kind of effort from your child? Surprisingly, it’s how you praise him. What you praise defines what your child perceives success to be. Here is where parents make a common mistake—one that often creates the saddest sight a teacher can behold: a bright child…
Growth mindset: praise the effort
What should Ethan’s parents have done? Research reveals a simple solution. Rather than praising him for being smart, they should have praised him for working hard. On the successful completion of a test, they should not have said, “I’m so proud of you. You’re such a bright…
Nishida Kitarō (stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy)
Logic alone doesn't motivate good conduct
In his first book, An Inquiry Into the Good, for example, arguing that logical reasons are often not sufficient to motivate good conduct, he alludes to a maxim of Confucius: “The saying Do not do unto others what you would not have others do unto you, is nearly meaningless…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
Teaching what you read deepens understanding
I guarantee that if you approach the material in each of the following chapters in this way, you will not only better remember what you read, but your perspective will be expanded, your understanding deepened, and your motivation to apply the material increased.
The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Removing the illusion of oneself as a separate ego does not mean being “unselfish”
But this must not be confused with our usual ideas of the practice of “unselfishness,” which is the effort to identify with others and their needs while still under the strong illusion of being no more than a skin-contained ego. Such “unselfishness” is apt to be a highly…