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13ren
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Is effort a myth?
One's beliefs about whether intelligence is fixed or malleable is a factor that affects how much effort one makes, according to these studies:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-sm...
Alex3917
on Oct 8, 2008
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What's actually more important, and more apropos, is whether you have an internal or external locus of control. Attributing outcomes to intelligence is just one factor that tends to externalize that locus.
yters
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That's why it is so bad there are so many authoritative forces telling us we don't have free will.
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