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Children who are “entity theorists”—that is, kids who have been influenced by their parents and teachers to think in this manner—are prone to use language like “I am smart at this” and to attribute their success or failure to an ingrained and unalterable level of ability. They see their overall intelligence or skill level at a certain discipline to be a fixed entity, a thing that cannot evolve.
The Art of Learning
Josh Waitzkin
I notice that when all a man’s information is confined to the field in which he is working, the work is never as good as it ought to be. A man has to get a perspective, and he can get it from books or from people—preferably from both.
Men and Rubber
Harvey S. Firestone
Provide testimonials.
A large audience serves as social proof.
But if you don't have that, you can create social proof in other ways.
Testimonials can help. Students trust testimonials more than traditional marketing methods.
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