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by hdctambien 3202 days ago
The idea is that if you are told "you got the answer, you must be smart", then your success and failure is innate to who you are. You don't have agency over it.

If you are told "you got the answer, you must have worked hard", then you get to own your success and you learn that if you work hard, you can earn success.