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Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
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“when you teach children to measure themselves from their success, they then measure themselves from their failure as well. Finally,”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
“It is always useful to ask: is there a more interesting way of doing this?
But sometimes the answer may be no. It is then that people need to learn to apply themselves: when there is a painful process or nothing of interest to learn from the task. This is where ‘self-regulation’ comes in. These are essential skills that we use to help ourselves when tasks are long, complex or unpleasant. These skills can be taught, and students who have mastered them do far better than those who haven’t, both in the short run and in the long run.”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
But sometimes the answer may be no. It is then that people need to learn to apply themselves: when there is a painful process or nothing of interest to learn from the task. This is where ‘self-regulation’ comes in. These are essential skills that we use to help ourselves when tasks are long, complex or unpleasant. These skills can be taught, and students who have mastered them do far better than those who haven’t, both in the short run and in the long run.”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
“I have not tried to argue that anyone can become Albert Einstein or Mother Teresa, but I have tried to argue that we do not know what anyone’s future potential is from their current behavior. We never know exactly what someone is capable of with the right support from the environment and with the right degree of personal motivation or commitment.
In addition, an incremental theory does not say that people will change. In many cases, it would be extremely foolish to believe that a person continuing in the same environment, without any psychological or educational help, will change. So an incremental theory does not predict that people left to themselves are likely to become better people over time, not at all. It simply says that people are capable of change.”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
In addition, an incremental theory does not say that people will change. In many cases, it would be extremely foolish to believe that a person continuing in the same environment, without any psychological or educational help, will change. So an incremental theory does not predict that people left to themselves are likely to become better people over time, not at all. It simply says that people are capable of change.”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
“... I asked myself what I would like to be able to say at the end of my life’s, and it was this: I want to be able to say that I kept my eyes open, faced my issues, and made wholehearted commitments to things I valued.”
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
― Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Essays in Social Psychology)
