Jul 18
Has the Hermit Crab got the ability to learn?
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The Hermit Crab grows inside until its shell is no longer able to accomodate it, then the crab leaves its shell and goes on to find a new bigger shell. It is at this time the grab is at its most vulnerable and prone to predators.
Entity theorists think “I am smart at this” and attribute success or failure to ingrained and unalterable level of ability. They see it as a fixed entity that cannot evolve. Someone stuck in an entity mindset is like an anorexic hermit crab, starving itself so it doesn’t grow to have to find a new shell
I’d like to draw a parallel here:
- when one must take up new challenges or responsibility it is that state of vulnerability that one fears and;
- people forget that the end result is always growth, the crab only leaves when it has outgrown its shell.
The even bigger picture: In order to achieve complete excellence and improvement, you must be vulnerable at some point and some will starve because change frightens them.
