> In childhood, it is remarkably easy to instill one orientation or the other. It all comes down to the type of praise you receive. If you perform well on a task and are told, "Wow, you must be smart!" it teaches you to value your skill, and thus fosters a performance orientation. But if instead you are told, "Wow, you must have worked hard!" it teaches you to value your effort and thus fosters a mastery orientation.
Well that's me screwed. And a whole bunch of us who were fed the no effort lines as kids.
On the plus side, I don't really like RPGs. But I've been totally addicted to Civ in various incarnations -- and I'm not sure which mode that works on.
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andrewducker) wrote2009-11-27 11:02 am
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Well that's me screwed. And a whole bunch of us who were fed the no effort lines as kids.
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