Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?

...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose.

So what should we say when children complete a task—say, math problems—quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When this happens, I say, “Whoops. I guess that was too easy. I apologize for wasting your time. Let’s do something you can really learn from!

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'