Thursday, August 11, 2016

"NATURALNESS BIAS"

Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance  (New York: Scribner, 2016) ("The 'naturalness bias' is a hidden prejudice against those who've achieved what they have because they worked for it, and a hidden preference for those whom we think arrived at their place in life because they're naturally talented. We may not admit to others this bias for naturals; we may not even admit it to ourselves. But the bias is evident in the choices we make." Id. at 25. "Talent x effort = Skill." "Skill x effort = achievement." Id. at 41-42.).