tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16487560.post6995965497168936664..comments2010-02-26T08:11:08.208-08:00Comments on Modern Ms. Barrett: A Failing MentalityJill E. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256914546513451709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16487560.post-74944783858358772642010-02-25T21:20:48.974-08:002010-02-25T21:20:48.974-08:00"The point is the sense of pride I can feel i..."The point is the sense of pride I can feel in not letting myself down."<br /><br />Yup! And that's what makes a writer a writer: we write. We do it, we do it for ourselves as much as our audience. And, often, like you did right now, we do it well. It's so nice to see something new here.Blues Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09502505257238114770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16487560.post-40220386453671961672010-02-14T16:40:03.654-08:002010-02-14T16:40:03.654-08:00I'm reading too! I'm behind too - at every...I'm reading too! I'm behind too - at everything, I think - but I feel a tiny bit better when I stop and get a small thing done. You've explained this feeling well.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678604154702346617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16487560.post-4829677883452625722010-01-22T08:11:50.956-08:002010-01-22T08:11:50.956-08:00I'm reading! I have you on RSS. I've been ...I'm reading! I have you on RSS. I've been reading a bunch of research on this exact thing for work: learned helplessness. I saw it in tons of students too. Some theorists think it stems from the fundamental belief that intelligence is fixed (in other words, why practice because you won't get better) and from linking self esteem to achievement (getting good grades, writing your blog) Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712201690010571308noreply@blogger.com