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Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz on the reality of wasted potential, brutal https://t.co/cOOQRaYWFb
Jungian psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz on the reality of wasted potential
Even in the growth mindset, failure can be a painful experience. But it doesn’t define you. It’s a problem to be faced, dealt with, and learned from.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset — “Those with a ‘fixed mindset’ believe that abilities are mostly innate and interpret failure as the lack of necessary basic abilities, while those with a ‘growth mindset’ believe that they can acquire any given ability provided they invest effort or study.”
Gabriel Weinberg • Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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