Incredibly, the OP argues in favor of "wishing people smart makes them smart" by citing a famous example of a fraud! It conflates expectations of behavior influencing people who want to confirm, with expectation of success creating success.
As with most psych studies, there's probably a grain of truth -- of course investing in people tends to make them more successful, but it's not simple magic tricks.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 18.8 ms ] threadAs with most psych studies, there's probably a grain of truth -- of course investing in people tends to make them more successful, but it's not simple magic tricks.
Also I never used the word "smart" once in the article. I talk about learning behavior and work performance instead.