Fake acheivement - I've known about that since, I dunno, forever. I never stick at anything for more than about a year. Once it gets hard, I move on. I don't like having to work hard. That's human nature. This explains why I can't play a musical instrument, for example. I know I could, if I could be bothered, but I can't.
> 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.
The performance vs. mastery thing is good, but it needs a little refinement.
"Working hard" isn't the only relevant virtue. Sometimes you need to think about what you're doing. Working hard without having context is how a tremendous number of people get joint injuries from exercise.
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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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"Working hard" isn't the only relevant virtue. Sometimes you need to think about what you're doing. Working hard without having context is how a tremendous number of people get joint injuries from exercise.
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