What is interesting to me is what people will have a growth mindset about while having a fixed mindset about other things. You don’t hearso much as. People see reading as a skill that takes years to develop, as is mathematics. People tend to have a growth mindset about these skills while showing a very fixed mindset about the arts. Music, dance and art are seen more as talents than skills. This annoys me because it diminishes the greatness of these ‘talented’ artists. Yes, they most likely are very talented and possibly exhibited this talent as a young child, but please don’t dismiss the hours and hours of practice that went into that skill. The years of dedication is what has built and refined their talent. A natural born talent that is not put to work will not go far.