Mike sent me this pretty interesting article in Scientific American by Carol S.Dweck, “The Secret of Raising Smart Kids.” He thinks it is a good read and there is nothing really surprising in it.

‘Nothing really surprising’ translates as common sense to me. Common sense, in my experience and the experience of lots of other people, is not all that common. It is right up there with all the things we say ‘we know’, the things we ‘know we should do’ and the things we ‘want to do.’ Often many of these things we are not actually putting into practice or doing.

Why?

Resistance.

We are in resistance to doing what we know or what we want. Resistance is subtle. It is, more often than not, at a less than conscious belief level. We actually don’t want to, or we are attached to the pay-off we get for staying just as we are.

Reminders help us refocus.

This article is a great reminder. It focuses on educating our kids, yet I suspect these principles would work with adults too.

Enjoy! Happy, happy day!

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