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Observation on my part...you didn't get much praise growing up, did you? If I'm right, how did that make you feel? Wouldn't a pat on the back, and a "Good job, son", have been nice coming from Mom and Dad? It makes the work...worthwhile.
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Not much at all. And I've talked to my parents about it, and I'm rather glad that they didn't. They seem to agree with me that praising the things that are expected would have only encouraged me to do the expected. In order to encourage me to do
more, they positively reinforced THAT with praise.
And simiarly, I think I'm a bit afraid that if I praise someone for something, they'll continue to do that and never improve.