Daily Reading: Mindset

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My Daily Reading

From tonight’s reading, I’ve learned that our mindset can affect how we see effort. In a fixed mindset, we might look down on people who spend a lot of time on something, thinking they lack natural talent or genius. This view is short-sighted. With a growth mindset, we appreciate effort more. Regardless of our abilities, effort is what sparks those abilities and turns them into achievements, as mentioned by Carol S. Dweck.

Today’s Vocabulary

I have listed the followings to help myself to expand my own vocabulary:

• erratic
  • adjective
  • unpredictable; not even or regular in pattern or movement
  • sentence: My internet is erratic, it causes disconnection at night.
• plodding
  • adjective
  • slow-moving and unexciting
  • sentence: The plodding footsteps echoed through the quiet hallway as professor walked towards the office.
• saggy
  • adjective
  • tending to sink or bulge downward under weight or pressure
  • sentence: My old couch looked saggy.
• baggy
  • adjective
  • loose and hanging in folds; loose-fitting
  • sentence: My mom used to buy me a lot of baggy pants.
• scruffy
  • adjective
  • dirty, messy, ragged
  • sentence: The stray dog with a scruffy coat wandered through the neighborhood looking for food and shelter.
• runt
  • noun
  • animal that is smaller than average
  • sentence: The runt of the litter, smallest puppy, cuddled up in a corner, seeking warmth and comfort.
• endowment
  • noun
  • funding, provision
  • sentence: She received a generous endowment for her academic achievements.
• slogger
  • He is a slogger, working hard every day to support his family
• scornful
  • adjective
  • feeling or expressing contempt; mocking, disdainful
  • sentence: The teacher gave a scornful look when the student made a mistake during a presentation.
• fiddling
  • annoyingly trivial or petty; insignificant, unimportant
  • Instead of paying attention, he is fiddling with his phone during the meeting.
• dribbling
  • He practiced dribbling the basketball, improving his skills on the court.
• drooling
  • The delicious aroma from the bakery had him drooling with anticipation.
• aspire
  • desire, hope for, yearn for
  • She aspires to become a successful artist and showcase her work worldwide.
• disdain
  • contempt, scorn
  • He looked at the outdated device with disdain, preferring modern technology.
• ignite
  • catch fire, set burning.
  • Her passionate speech had the power to ignite inspiration in everyone who listened.