As a human being with free will built into you by your Creator, you continually make choices. In order to make good choices (both wise and morally good), you will have to overcome bad advice that masquerades as conventional wisdom coming from your culture.
A really bad piece of advice is the "fatalist myth," which says that your dream is completely out of reach, that there's nothing you can do to change things - that you're actually helpless and should not waste your time trying.
Opposite to that is a "growth mindset" which says there is hope. Your environment can improve and you have abilities that you can develop into a better destiny. Surprisingly, even your brain can get better.
Good news - persistent, repeated action actually re-wires the brain. It's called neuroplasticity.
The fatalist myth is unhealthy. If you pursue the virtues, you will have some measure of success.
from The Human Advantage by Jay Richards
(cont'd tomorrow)
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