Compliment Effort, Not Ability: Reinforcing effort rather than innate talent promotes resilience and encourages a growth-oriented perspective.

Feedback as a Growth Tool: Providing feedback that emphasises effort and the learning process fosters persistence and adaptive thinking.

Activity:
Work with a partner to exchange feedback on a recent task. Practice complimenting each other’s effort and process, then discuss how it feels compared to compliments based solely on perceived ability.