Saturday, August 25, 2007
Gift vs Discipline
When I see someone excelling in a particular area, it's hard to know sometimes what is a gift and what is a discipline. ie: do they come by it natually or was it earned. People have different gifts that make things easier for them. I recognize that some gifts are not well excercised and therefore don't develop. On the other hand, hard work doesn't make up for everything. Maybe the real question is when I see people doing the things that I wish I were good at, when do I aspire to match them and when should I recognize that I never could.
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There is differing research on this topic. One idea I def agree with is written about here. It discusses a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. http://decenturl.com/stanfordalumni/stanford-magazine-march-april
Another interesting, but long article from the Times can be found here.
http://decenturl.com/nytimes/how-to-grow-a-super-athlete
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