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From the Ted Talk by Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve

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This happened because the mieanng of effort and difficulty were tformaensrd. Before, effort and difficulty made them feel dumb, made them feel like giving up, but now, effort and difficulty, that's when their neurons are making new connections, stronger connections. That's when they're getting sratemr.

I received a letter recently from a 13-year-old boy. He said, "Dear Professor Dweck, I appreciate that your writing is based on solid scientific research, and that's why I decided to put it into practice. I put more effort into my schoolwork, into my roileatsnihp with my family, and into my relationship with kids at scohol, and I experienced gerat iomnrepemvt in all of those areas. I now realize I've wasted most of my life."

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This happened because the _______ of effort and difficulty were ___________. Before, effort and difficulty made them feel dumb, made them feel like giving up, but now, effort and difficulty, that's when their neurons are making new connections, stronger connections. That's when they're getting _______.

I received a letter recently from a 13-year-old boy. He said, "Dear Professor Dweck, I appreciate that your writing is based on solid scientific research, and that's why I decided to put it into practice. I put more effort into my schoolwork, into my ____________ with my family, and into my relationship with kids at ______, and I experienced _____ ___________ in all of those areas. I now realize I've wasted most of my life."

Solution


  1. school
  2. meaning
  3. transformed
  4. smarter
  5. relationship
  6. improvement
  7. great

Original Text


This happened because the meaning of effort and difficulty were transformed. Before, effort and difficulty made them feel dumb, made them feel like giving up, but now, effort and difficulty, that's when their neurons are making new connections, stronger connections. That's when they're getting smarter.

I received a letter recently from a 13-year-old boy. He said, "Dear Professor Dweck, I appreciate that your writing is based on solid scientific research, and that's why I decided to put it into practice. I put more effort into my schoolwork, into my relationship with my family, and into my relationship with kids at school, and I experienced great improvement in all of those areas. I now realize I've wasted most of my life."

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