“Billy Duffy and the Devil” was one of my favorite stories this week and I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to write something about him. I chose a growth mindset post for Billy’s story because he is very innovative and thinks outside of the box. More importantly, he never gives up. Many people would abandon hope in Billy’s situation, out bargained by the devil and out of time, but Billy doesn’t. He remains calm and formulates a plan. Although Billy is a wastrel and a drunkard, we can all learning something from him about ingenuity and perseverance.
(Motivational Quote from Picturequotes.com)
In “Short Tales of Wonder” there is a story about giants, called “The Giantess' Apron-Full.” In this story, two giants, husband and wife, decide to travel to the island and Mona with the intention of building a bridge across the narrow channel. On the way there, they meet a man carrying a large number of worn out shoes. When asked the man tells the giant’s that he wore out all of the shoes walking form the isle of Mona. Overwhelmed by the enormity of the distance, the giants drop their stones and give up.
The giants demonstrate a classic fixed mindset. Instead of considering alternatives or devising strategies to accomplish the lofty goal, they give up. They do not even consider the difference in stride-length between themselves and the man but give up and abandon all their hard work thus far.
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