Could well be a factor. I think my math and French language skills would be significantly improved if I'd been coached and encouraged to think of effort as the key.
I think one problem for me was that I was specifically told that I have a lot of talent for writing---which, in my head, meant I must be less talented at other things. Resulting in unnecessary hyper-focus.
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Date: 2008-10-09 01:31 am (UTC)I think one problem for me was that I was specifically told that I have a lot of talent for writing---which, in my head, meant I must be less talented at other things. Resulting in unnecessary hyper-focus.