Interesting take on mental attitude

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August 21, 2016, 07:52:54 AM
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

Everyone will have a different view on this.  I think it's not quite as set in stone as the author suggests.  Some people react differently in unusual situations.
I do think that this explains why many driven people are very sensitive to not being completely successful.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

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