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A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work. He may believe that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is 1 because he doesn't understand how to make the use of his mental abilities. Older people may be mistaken that they can't learn things new because of their 2.
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 3 because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won't work his hardest way, 4 he may think he is doing so. 5, He is likely to fail, and the failure will 6 his belief in his inability.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had an experience like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 7 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 8 too much of him. In his way, they two developed the idea. He accepted 9 mistaken thinking of his ability, feeling that it was useless 10 and was very poor at math, just as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. Alder 11 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked with interest, 12 and purpose, and he soon became especially good at math. He not only 13 that he could learn math well, but luckily he learnt it 14 in his life, not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 15 himself as well as others by his ability.