I agree with your sentiment, but what you're referring to is "I'm not good at this task yet" which is different from "I am inherently incapable/inferior". The f

I agree with your sentiment, but what you're referring to is "I'm not good at this task yet" which is different from "I am inherently incapable/inferior". The first can motivate, the second does not- this is supported by a large body of pedagogical research. https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandresearch/chapter/mindset-theory/ https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandrese...