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  • STANFORD Magazine: March/April 2007 & Columns & First Impressions

    From the page: "Two kids from the same neighborhood are playing chess. Both boys are bright, but only one of them is what one might call "gifted." He knows this because his parents have told him so, and "being smart" is a badge of pride. The second child has no reason to... more

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  • Reviewed by miki90 on Apr 24 2009, 7:36pm

    Very will said From the page: "Getting your mind right is the key to achievement. "

  • Rated by Tofuball on Apr 03 2009, 6:33am

    From the page: "Two kids from the same neighborhood are playing chess. Both boys are bright, but only one of them is what one might call "gifted." He knows this because his parents have told him so, and "being smart" is a badge of pride. The second child has no reason to believe he is overmatched, and approaches the game with gusto. The "smarter" child wins the first game, and the second, and the third. But each match is closer. And after each loss, the losing child is eager to play another game. At last, he wins. The first child, irritated, reluctantly sets up the board for another game. The second child wins again. Now the first child is upset, declares his friend "lucky," and refuses to play another game."

  • Rated by kloot1 on Oct 20 2008, 2:03pm

    "The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated." - Oscar Wilde

  • Rated by DevilotsAdvocate on Oct 16 2008, 8:46pm

    Long story short: never believe your own press.

  • Reviewed by ablack7 on Aug 14 2008, 8:58pm

    SO tRUE have to stay persistent or become a has been. its your choice

  • Reviewed by PSRosebush on Jan 11 2008, 8:08am

    This has much to do with upbringing as intelligence cannot be taught. Being taught that you are equal encourages you to improve if only out of curiosity.

  • Rated by Monterrosa on Apr 29 2007, 5:52pm

    To be smart and lazy, or average and persistent.

  • Rated by cjjr on Apr 25 2007, 5:32pm

    From the page: "One (is) brilliant but unmotivated, falls prey to his fixed mind-set... that assumes innate talent, not effort, dictates success." This is a phenomenon parents and teachers would do well to recognize. It's better to build a child's confidence in his ability to try hard and work towards a goal, rather than to encourage the perception that he is smarter or more gifted that others.

  • Rated by martinus on Apr 11 2007, 1:19pm

    Summarized: There's no such thing as strong. There's only trained or untrained. (loosely paraphrased from the movie "Man on Fire").