Mindset: The Power of 'Not Yet'

Hi, everyone! Have you ever said, 'I'm just not good at maths'?

大家好！你有沒有說過「我就是數學不好」？

Ha! I used to say that all the time.

哈！我以前老是這樣說。

Then I read a book that changed my mind.

後來我讀了一本書，它改變了我的想法。

It's called Mindset, by Carol Dweck.

書名叫《心態致勝》，作者是卡蘿・杜維克。

Dweck is a psychologist who has studied children for years.

杜維克是一位研究兒童多年的心理學家。

She gave them puzzles that got harder and harder.

她讓孩子們做越來越難的益智題。

Some kids gave up and felt terrible.

有些孩子放棄了，心裡很難過。

But one boy rubbed his hands and said, 'I love a challenge!'

但有個男孩搓著手說：「我最喜歡挑戰了！」

Dweck says there are two kinds of mindset.

杜維克說，心態有兩種。

With a fixed mindset, you think talent is something you're born with.

定型心態的人認為，天分是與生俱來的。

With a growth mindset, you believe you can improve with practice.

成長型心態的人相信，透過練習就能進步。

Your brain is like a muscle. It gets stronger when you use it!

大腦就像肌肉，越用越強！

In one study, she praised children in two different ways.

在一項研究中，她用兩種不同的方式稱讚孩子。

Some heard, 'Wow, you're so smart!'

有的孩子聽到的是：「哇，你好聰明！」

Others heard, 'You worked really hard!'

另一些孩子聽到的是：「你真的很努力！」

Surprisingly, the 'smart' kids started avoiding hard tasks!

出乎意料的是，被誇「聰明」的孩子開始逃避難題！

The hard workers wanted even bigger challenges.

而被誇努力的孩子想要更大的挑戰。

My favourite idea in the book is just two little words. 'Not yet.'

書裡我最喜歡的是兩個小字：「還沒（Not yet）」。

One high school gives students the grade 'Not Yet' instead of 'Fail'.

有一所高中不給學生「不及格」，而是給「還沒」。

Isn't that brilliant?

是不是很棒？

It tells you that you're still on your way.

它告訴你，你還在路上。

So next time you think, 'I can't do this,'

所以，下次你想「我做不到」的時候，

just add one more word.

只要再加一個字。

'I can't do this... yet.'

「我還……做不到。」

Mistakes don't mean you're stupid.

犯錯不代表你笨。

They mean you're learning!

那代表你正在學習！

So, what's something you can't do... yet?

那麼，有什麼事是你「還」做不到的？