Re: IQ versus effort
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When kids are raised to think they are so smart, they may start giving up on challenging tasks, because they can only lose.
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I don't think the majority jsut gives up. But many people who are smart and were also always told that they are smart, try to accomplish good results by doing less than others, but with the same or nearly the same results with way less effort.
That's how they try to proof that they are smart, because with studying all day long, almost everyone could get e.g. good grades.
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