Are You Praising People the Correct Way? How do you praise people? When your child achieves a good mark on a test or assignment, do you say to them “you must be smart at this”, or do you say “you must have worked hard at this”? In a 10-year study, a team at Columbia studied the effect of praise on students. They found that those children who were praised for their hard work did better in subsequent work: they were happier, and worked harder than those who were praised for being smart. People who have had to work hard, and their efforts have been recognized, develop good work habits, are happier and aren’t frightened of failure. This takes them much further than someone who is smart and doesn’t put in a good effort. Congratulate someone on the hard work: not their brilliance. Let their brilliance shine through their work!
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