First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.
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.).