MakeUpYourMindtoSucceedKind?heartedparentshaveunknowinglylefttheirchildrendefenselessagainstfailure.Thegenerationbornbetween1980and2001grewupplayingsportswherescoresandperformancewereplayeddownbecause“eve
MakeUpYourMindtoSucceed
Kind?heartedparentshaveunknowinglylefttheirchildrendefenselessagainstfailure.Thegenerationbornbetween1980and2001grewupplayingsportswherescoresandperformancewereplayeddownbecause“everyone'sawinner.”Andtheirreportcardssoundedmorepositive(正面的)thaneverbefore.AsaresultStanfordUniversityprofessorCarolDweckPhDcallsthem“theoverpraisedgeneration.”
Dweckhasbeenstudyinghowpeopledealwithfailurefor40years.Herresearchhasledhertofindouttwoclearlydifferentmind?setsthathaveagreateffectonhowwereacttoit.Here'showtheywork:
Afixedmind?setisgroundedinthebeliefthattalent(才能)isgenetic—you'reabornartistpointguardornumbersperson.Thefixedmind?setbelievesit'ssuretosucceedwithoutmucheffortandregardsfailureaspersonalshame.Whenthingsgetdifficultit'squicktoblamelieandevenstayawayfromfuturedifficulties.
Ontheotherhandagrowthmind?setbelievesthatnotalentisentirelyheaven?sentandthateffortandlearningmakeeverythingpossible.Becausetheego(自尊)isn'tonthelineasmuchthegrowthmind?setseesfailureasachanceratherthanshame.Whenfacedwithadifficultyit'squicktorethinkchangeandtryagain.Infactitenjoysthisexperience.
Weareallbornwithgrowthmind?sets.(Otherwisewewouldn'tbeabletoliveintheworld.)Butparentsteachersandinstructorsoftenpushusintofixedmind?setsbyencouragingcertainactionsandmisdirectingpraise.Dweck'sbookMind?set:TheNewPsychologyofSuccessandonlineinstructionalprogramexplainthisindepth.Butshesaystherearemanylittlethingsyoucanstartdoingtodaytomakesurethatyourchildrengrandchildrenandevenyouareneverdefeatedbyfailure.
1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthepresentgeneration?
A.Theydon'tdowellatschool.
B.Theyareoftenmisunderstood.
C.Theyareeagertowininsports.
D.Theyaregiventoomuchpraise.
2.Afixedmind?setpersonisprobablyonewho________.
A.doesn'twanttoworkhard
B.caresalotaboutpersonalsafety
C.cannotsharehisideaswithothers
D.cansucceedwiththehelpofteachers
3.Wh