Eh, everyone praised me for being smart. I never studied much in school. When I got to college that didn't work anymore and I couldn't just get As without tryin

Eh, everyone praised me for being smart. I never studied much in school. When I got to college that didn't work anymore and I couldn't just get As without trying much. But I did work hard and did well, despite the lack of praise for effort. So I'm skeptical that it really matters that much what people do. I do think that too much praise isn't useful, because kids aren't stupid and understand what's going on.