tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post4638612303667808928..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Weekend Reading: The Do Cool Things EditionCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-3541832350006454112013-03-11T07:09:43.437-07:002013-03-11T07:09:43.437-07:00Awesome. Some of the most successful services we a...Awesome. Some of the most successful services we all know of today were once a "hard sell." Good luck!hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532820460835325762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-69522678557508862542013-03-11T07:08:07.063-07:002013-03-11T07:08:07.063-07:00"I rather stupidly chose not to do certain th..."I rather stupidly chose not to do certain things earlier in life because I didn't have the capacity to try and be top notch at it. It's a shame, I could have just tried. Really don't know where that came from, honestly."<br /><br />Yes. It has to do with the way most kids who are told they're "smart" are raised in this society: with a fixed mindset instead of a growth mindset (google the research of Carol Dweck). When we're repeatedly given the "smart" label, it actually confines us, and makes us never want to try anything to risk losing the label, so we avoid things at which we're not sure we'll be top notch. I was never taught that being anything less than "perfect and smart" in any area is also a path to happiness and fulfillment. Luckily, Dweck's research is catching on (thanks to a mention in the 2010 book "Nurture Shock") and more kids are being taught to have a growth mindset.hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532820460835325762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-79628047240761803572013-03-10T19:28:39.025-07:002013-03-10T19:28:39.025-07:00Hell yeah, I'd be pleased with a 3-star review...Hell yeah, I'd be pleased with a 3-star review on my very first book! (By the way, just ordered a paperback copy). Congrats!!<br /><br />And I love your reading round-up, as usual. Your summary - "I think we get caught up in feeling like we need to be amazingly awesome or we can't do something+--YES. I think maybe that is what has held me back a bit in my creative writing. The idea that because I'll probably never be GREAT, there's no point in doing it. When that's not the point at all, of course; the point is in having fun and hopefully maybe even sharing something that others will also find fun or even moving. <br /><br />I'd like to learn to play music, too. I know I would never be great (because I did take piano lessons as a kid for a few years and I sucked) but that's okay. The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-20818204061129024952013-03-09T23:04:37.608-08:002013-03-09T23:04:37.608-08:00Thank you so much for doing some research legwork ...Thank you so much for doing some research legwork for me! I'm embarking on the very first stages of starting a business, and so far feel encouraged and daunted. My idea has a real niche where I live, but also will be a hard sell, due to how people view themselves here. I look forward to reading the links.<br />Big congrats on your book publishing and review! I was going to start on a book this year (and may still), but the business thing is taking first priority. It's a novel, not a children's book, so a few more words :)Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237344539200968281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-15237478033026040202013-03-09T11:33:32.406-08:002013-03-09T11:33:32.406-08:00I'm honored to mentioned in the same paragraph...I'm honored to mentioned in the same paragraph as them! Neil Gaiman has a kid' book about hair that is just delightful.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-83520270608443489052013-03-09T11:32:58.860-08:002013-03-09T11:32:58.860-08:00And send me any good links he finds!And send me any good links he finds!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-73113590770557497062013-03-09T11:23:22.215-08:002013-03-09T11:23:22.215-08:00"I think we get caught up in feeling like we ..."I think we get caught up in feeling like we need to be amazingly awesome or we can't do something." <br />YES. <br />I rather stupidly chose not to do certain things earlier in life because I didn't have the capacity to try and be top notch at it. It's a shame, I could have just tried. Really don't know where that came from, honestly. <br /><br />And I don't have anyone to read your book to, but maybe it's fine to read it for myself first before gifting it to someone with kids. I do that with Neil Gaiman and Jill Thompson books, after all... :) Revanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-83830298895214493062013-03-09T05:22:39.314-08:002013-03-09T05:22:39.314-08:00Sending this page to my DH. :)Sending this page to my DH. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com