麻豆约拍

The phrase "Not Good Enough" can devastate, or it can motivate. Mark Tully interprets the doom-laden words that have crushed some ambitions, and led to the fulfillment of others.

Paradoxically, in conversation with Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, Mark also hears about the damage that can be done by too much praise, even if we are good enough. She identifies the fixed mindset that can occur when our self-esteem is based on the fragile notion that we are cleverer than most, preventing us from taking risks that might prove otherwise and challenge our sense of worth.

For her, and for Mark Tully, the best advice seems to be that we should compete against ourselves to reach our full potential, instead of comparing ourselves to others, or listening to those who tell us we are "Not Good Enough."

A Unique production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.