Welcome back to the newsletter that makes you groan “Ugh, why didn’t I think of that?”. I heard today’s exercise as a kid and was thrilled to come across it a few days ago. You’ll see why soon. A man buys enormous quantities of rice for $1 a pound, sells it to the poor for 10 cents a pound, and becomes a millionaire.
On the topic of talent vs. grit, it's recommended to encourage people (children and adults alike) when they succeed on a task or a project not for their talent, but for their hard work.
Emphasizing the talent required to successfully perform a certain task will demotivate them in the future, as they will feel their *own* contribution is next to nothing compared with the contribution of the genes they received. While emphasizing the labor they put to into the task will encourage them to better themselves.
Now, where did I read that? I hope it was not the corporate communist manifesto, because it sure sounds like Jeff Lenin.
Jeff Lenin - LOL - need to remember that one. I agree, corporate bible aside, it's always better to celebrate people for things where their input truly mattered.
On the topic of talent vs. grit, it's recommended to encourage people (children and adults alike) when they succeed on a task or a project not for their talent, but for their hard work.
Emphasizing the talent required to successfully perform a certain task will demotivate them in the future, as they will feel their *own* contribution is next to nothing compared with the contribution of the genes they received. While emphasizing the labor they put to into the task will encourage them to better themselves.
Now, where did I read that? I hope it was not the corporate communist manifesto, because it sure sounds like Jeff Lenin.
Jeff Lenin - LOL - need to remember that one. I agree, corporate bible aside, it's always better to celebrate people for things where their input truly mattered.