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This is common knowledge by now. I didn't even have to read the article, just skimmed it. These types of articles really cater to people who were often told they were smart when they were little, or found school to not be difficult.

I have even seen non-educated mothers state this fact even while playing poker, "yeah I never tell my son he's smart, I congratulate his hard work instead because it changes his mindset".



I've seen it a few times in pop-science books (like Gladwell), so that's probably where we're getting it from (and seeing Gladwell passages be cited elsewhere online)




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