Strong Mind
by Scott Sunderland · updated 3mo ago
Strong Mind
by Scott Sunderland · updated 3mo ago
As Robert Wood showed in his study, a growth mindset—by relieving people of the illusions or the burdens of fixed ability—leads to a full and open discussion of the information and to enhanced decision making.
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So we might as well live life as if—as the poet Rumi put it—everything is rigged in our favor.16
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philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.
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“Eulogies aren’t résumés,” David Brooks wrote.34 “They describe the person’s care, wisdom, truthfulness and courage. They describe the million little moral judgments that emanate from that inner region.”
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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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