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Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!”

I like the point they make about creating praise junkies. There’s definitely a generational issue with people my age and below that need instant gratification and can’t handle when there is significant struggle between them and the reward. I think it’s an interesting point they made about children losing interest. Parents can only stand to give praise for so long. Encouraging growth instead and the learning of different skills inspires sustained interest in an activity.

The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters
This article was interesting, I thought it was pretty funny that their first point was in reference to an American Idol judge, put the point was good. The message was that “amazing” is Paula praise, which the author posits is vague and empty. I like the last point that it “praises the person, not the effort.” Too often people think they are smart enough to do something or they aren’t. More could be accomplished if they instead thought, “with enough effort I could do this.”