To what extent did the research you present express correlation vs causation, and given the difficulty of proving causation, how did they support these claims? Also, if you stratify these personality traits on the extent to which people actually had control on their lives, were indeed responsible for success or failure, had positive or negative experiences of stability, is the outcome still the same?
I scored a 62 on the test. It gave me the feedback: “Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.”
I would agree that an internal LOC affects achievement-based success, however that mindset for me personally made me very unhappy. I was constantly thinking everything was my responsibility, and this made me have a warped sense of reality and an over-working problem. I am now the happiest I've ever been in my life, and my score is 46. Just an alternate perspective, not everyone is the same!
And i dont think it would be in touch with reality to think that we are in control of everything 🤷🏻♀️ We aren't gods. We are just human beings. We cant control what other humans want to do, who dies in a carcrash, who is born with a birthdefect, how many murderious psychopaths habitat this earth.... And i think its not respecting other person's boundaries, if we would belive we could control their actions, thoughts and feelings.
Came here to say the same thing. I scored 54, and frankly, I think that's better than a higher score. The truth is, THERE ARE many things in this world that we can't control, or that aren't worth the time and energy to try to control. Example: the questions about politics and protests - sure, maybe me attending a protest would have a teeny, tiny effect on my community, but it's not a good use of my time as an individual. The amount of control I'd get from doing something like that isn't worth it. It's better to release the things you don't WANT to try to control, in my opinion - but maybe the healthier way to frame it instead of "I have no control over this" is to say "I'm choosing not to take control of this." It leaves space for the truth that you could exert some influence on things if you wanted to - but you just don't want to.
My score was 50% and I feel pretty good with my LOC! I know I have the power to take action but I also know that timing/circumstances play a hand in how things turn out
Scored 47. I just can't believe that sucess is predetermined only by will. In the vast majority of cases in life, life just sucks and it's extremely unfair. Despite that, i really believe that we can in fact use that lack of control to really understand ourselves and the world, the hard work generally pays off when you do it, but at the same time, we will never achieve all the things that we want. So, for me, it is important to have a mindset that strives to self belief, especially when analyzing by a more personal spectre of our own mind. However, is not that simple when it comes to things that you can't control at all: other people decisions, relationships and society functions.
i feel the same! i got 46, but i consider myself a pretty successful person because i'm a pretty happy person. acceptance that most things are outside of my control (which is, tbh, the truth) has relieved a lot of my stresses and worries, and helped me to focus my energy on the little tiny things i can do rather than trying to take on huge goals that aren't realistic. that's personally brought me greater success in life but ig ppl are different.
I've got a 73 on a test, i interpret success as a result of things i can control but i still think that luck takes a part in it. But in my opinion you still have some control over your luck, a person who rolls the dice more has a bigger chance to be lucky than a person who rolls the dice fewer times.
My cat has the right mindset... He knows that he doesn't get treats because he's cute (he's always cute), he gets them because he's hardworking (kisses me on the nose a bunch of times) 😅
I got a 71 definitely attribute my successes and some failures to myself, but understand there's a bit of luck as well. Being diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age with no family history definitely taught me that. I think a lot of life is based on luck but you have control to increase the chances of that good luck.
I got the same score and I completely agree with you. Success is in our hands if we dare to accept the challenge. It’s crazy how you can turn your life around when you start to take responsibility. You are in my prayers Linda you can do it❤️
It's beneficial to believe that success and progress are within one's control, so long as this doesn't prevent us from maintaining an awareness of the ways in which our world is structured by a system that is not meritocratic. The best application of a mindset that says that success is up to us is to succeed at creating a system where this is really true for everyone.
Success Orientation: 82 (Not surprised. I bounced back after hella trauma + 5 years of depression). You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
score an 80 my life has up and downs from education / personal dating life/ mental health always found a way persevere despite my situation . currently just got let go from my job I wasn't really sad I thought to myself that its time for a change in my career .
Does it not bear repeating here that correlation does not imply causation though? And are we just talking about financial success? If so, when you live in an economic system where you’re more likely to be wealthy simply because your parents were/are, and when you live in a country like the US, where the generations who are old enough now to have even gained any success have largely been taught individualistic, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” thinking, wouldn’t it make sense that a lot of financially successful people would score this way, without that thinking having anything to do with the actual reasons for their financial success? What will the findings be when eventually younger generations, who are, as noted, increasingly turning an eye toward the systemic issues in our world (and gaining a more balanced locus of control as a result), are old enough to have achieved success regardless of, apparently, not having this “success mindset”? The dark side of the thinking this mindset encourages is that it’s at the heart of a lot of what’s wrong with the world today. People blaming unhoused people and poor people in general for their lack of effort comes to mind immediately. That’s admittedly better than just thinking they’re innately lazy or something, but it still misses the point: that most of the time people are poor because the institutions in our world are functioning as designed. And if we don’t hold those institutions accountable, and just keep thinking we need to work a little harder in the face of rising rent and food prices, we’ll never be able to see the corporate greed that’s actually at the root of our own financial hardships. Our anger will never be directed at the true source, and we’ll never be driven to come together and hold those institutions accountable. We’ll just keep playing the game as the rules have been set out without ever wondering … Do these rules even make sense to follow? Is this the game we want to play? If we keep thinking so individualistically, we’ll never realize that together it actually is in our control to change the rules.
I also value social justice, and I think we can apply these principles to influencing the system and making a positive change in the world. We don't have to exclusively apply this mindset towards individualistic goals. Also, success doesn't have to be related to career and financial goals. It can be whatever is most meaningful to you, whether that be building deeper relationships, improving your health, working on passion projects, unionizing with your coworkers for more workers' rights, working towards a political movement, etc.
im 14 minutes in and success was not defined in this video, so im not sure what type of success we're talking about or who decides what is success or not i would also like to say that perhaps if you score too high on this success mindset test, likely there are some questionable empathy values, like you mentioned, some people just inherit wealth, while some people will always remain poor, i feel like we ignore billionaire lobbying and corruption way too much, the top 10% is meant to stay there but its just easier to say "poor people are lazy"
Would I rather be successful or be right? I'd rather be right, to be honest. I don't want to be the kind of person who believes that everyone's life circumstances have been created solely by their own choices. But I think an accurate view of reality can be very optimistic and empowering too.
I agree with you but I am also autistic and this trips me up sometimes in life and I have achived more personal success basically rerouting my internal expectations of "this is the absolute correct factual conclusion" because exams for my nursing program are based on multiple factors like priority settings and which answer is the most correct vs a correct answer. This internal trianing to succeed at these exams has mirrored this idea of success atribution in the video. I do ultimately know that genetics and circumstances are part of the picture but being able to see around my own black and white thinking from my autism has actually helped me mask it and improved my critical thinking skills.
I am the kid who always heard how smart I was and now I don't know who I am or what I'm doing so "loosing something integral to your identity" Hit hard
I got a 30, which is a lot lower than I thought it would be. I have a feeling this is mainly due to the strong imposter syndrome I currently feel at the workplace, which makes me think I'm not as worthy. This really ties into the competence section that you were discussing before. I've really got to work hard on building this, since it could really affect my future career trajectory.
I took the test immediately after you told me to before the video, I scored a 79 out of 100, and I’m really pleased with that score tbh. I was really surprised but not shocked, this whole year I’ve dedicated to bettering myself and being just me, doing what I want and simply just being. And I’ve started to get a plethora of opportunities and feel a lot more in control and mentally strong and confident ✨☺️
This was truly such a great video! I got a 49. "When it comes to successes in your life, you appear to have a fairly external locus of control. This means that you do not think you have what it takes to control whether you are successful or not. When you are successful, you would likely attribute it to things like luck, being at the right place at the right time, or the ease of the task. As a consequence, you probably don't take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
Omg for some reason i've often thought that if someone's locus of control is not almost fully internal there may be something not right with him... I got reliefed Thank you ❤❤
Scored 36. Lots of the questions would have benefited from more context, but overall yeah I do believe that luck and happenstance play a big part to where we are and where we go in life. What was it about depressed people being more pessimistic but also more realistic and accurate when it came to rate their own attractiveness, or success likelihood? Maybe it’s indeed best to be a little delulu 👍 yet another paradox of life!
@@Lili-iy3ik Well I don’t see how an opinion can be “completely valid” if it doesn’t hold water. I believe we have SOME agency, but it’s in how we play our cards, not which cards we are dealt. The Oscar Wilde quote about shooting for the moon and ending up among the stars means to me that we all should be “delulu” enough to take our shot-yet, ultimately, we mostly have terrible aim and the sky is cribbled with failures. Nothing wrong with that.
Hard agree. Believing in a world without luck sets you up to be either suicidal (the reason I am in this horrible situation is mostly my fault and I deserve this) or a d*ck (the reason I have money/ health/opportunity is mostly my doing so I deserve it. If the impoverished don't want to try hard then why are they deserving of my time or money). It is factually inaccurate to say nepobabies don't benefit from luck. It's factually inaccurate to say child labor in clothing plants is because the kids didn't have a winer's mindset. People really do have varying degrees of control on their lives.
Interesting video, about telling children that they succeeded because of their efforts, I think this is a great advice that benefits from being tempered with teaching them that effort doesn't always translate to success. My ocd tendencies have definitely been nurtured as a child by the belief that effort translates to success, so when I failed I didn't give myself credit for trying and started creating unrealistic expectations for the kind of effort I have to put in, because if i didn't succeed then I didn't try.
Something I have learned from watching your videos is self acceptance for who I am right now. It felt so nice when I finally realised that yes I do work hard and I try my best but we are all just not the same, some people might be smarter than me but thats okay, that doesn't mean I am uncapable. All I have to do is work hard and learn from my mistakes and eventually I will achieve my goals, if not now then later. Plus this is just a single tiny part of my life, no reason to overthink, just do. I got a 58 in the test.
That toxic way of handling success as an innate gift is so clearly what my parents did with me. And as you said, failure always comes eventually. Such a poignant realization. This really helps a lot, thank you
Personaly i don't see your goal as achievement, but power. You want money to pay bills, that is power, money is options and leverage. You are not just achieving something for the fun of it, like in a game. To me being achievement oriented would be for example studying philosophy because it's a passion but not to get a job at it.
Ooo I can’t wait to watch this! Before I do I wanted to say I’ve been loving your new “A Season of Life” journal. Sometimes I call my friends and we share our answers to the nightly questions, and it’s so wholesome. I love hearing about the best parts of their days and appreciating the best parts of my days more
I got a 76 on the test. You have a fairly internal attribution style when it comes to success. In general, you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. although you might think it takes a bit of luck as well. As a result, you are usually able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
Everyone's score is so high. Meanwhile, I got a 42.😂😂 I could see where the whole thing was going from the start, the questions seemed almost leading. But I definitely do notice that I attribute too much to luck and I've been really hard on myself with a pessimistic, fatalistic mindset. Recently, I've been trying to change that and taking more accountability for my course in life. Absolutely nothing about where I'm at is where I wanna be, but I'm taking steps to reach my goals even if it's not in a straight line😁
You're not alone, I got a 41! I find it hard not to ignore socioeconomic factors, but I see what she was saying about being successful over being right. I'm going to try to catch myself when I get any self defeating attitudes with myself
I got a 26 😁 "When it comes to successes in your life, you appear to have a fairly external locus of control. This means that you do not think you have what it takes to control whether you are successful or not. When you are successful, you would likely attribute it to things like luck, being at the right place at the right time, or the ease of the task. As a consequence, you probably don't take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
Thanks, Dr. Ana for continuing to motivate and inspire me. Let's not forget the serenity prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I got 71. It summed me up pretty well that I believe in myself but also feel there's some element of change to be in the right place at the right time.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,641 subs and > 1k hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
I got 44, I don't even feel like I was answering pessimistically. I recognize that I had to put in my own work and talent to get where I am now, but it wasn't a particularly difficult path, and I cannot ignore my very fortunate circumstances. It's not that I couldn't have succeeded otherwise, but probably not to the same degree.
This was sobering for me. I’ve been feeling very doomer with all the realizations you mentioned at the end of your video about power structures, and resource disparity. I definitely do think similarly to you that some things are in control, and free will exists, but I recognize that many things in society are also outside of our control on an individual basis. (Collectively is a different story) I hope the world changes for the better, but for that to happen, we all need to adopt this mindset so that we can FEEL like we have the opportunity and self-determination to change it for ourselves, and for our neighbors or future children who are going to inhabit this place.
I scored an 81. "You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation."
42. “HEALTHY SENSE OF AGENCY”; Yes, we can change circumstances but some of us are higher or lower when we start out. Extreme one way or the other is class-blind, lacking empathy. Regardless, we can make powerful changes with mindful steps. Great video! P.S, Angela Duckworth’s TedxTalk “Grit” explores similar concepts but less detailed.
About believing what is true vs believing what is useful. I also lean towards consciously maximising my chances of success, so if there’s any possibility that I can control my success, I am the first person who should believe it. However, I noticed in the test questions that the analysis is based on a lot of generalizations. We should really consider the context of each situation, otherwise I can see this turning into cognitive dissonance the moment we try to believe something about ourselves that doesn’t align with what we believe in general about the world. My success orientation is 64%. I could improve my mindset, certainly, but I will never be at 90 because I on average cannot attribute everybody’s success to their own skills and control. That would mean we live in some meritocracy which is clearly not the reality.
Got a 56. "You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
91, but to me it is glaringly obvious on what makes someone successful. I didn't necessarily answer in the way that I think. As there are major external factors that contribute to success. If you are born an orphan in a third world country your chance at success is going to be very low. If you are born with a lot of support, then you will have more opportunity to grow with the mindset they are grading you on in this test.
Before watching this video but after scoring 56 on the test: I believe that economic and academic succes are very much up to socioecononic background, and that this is heavily influenced by institutional racism and the patriarchy. Now, oftentimes, people do not give themselves enough credit, or blame others for problems they themselves created. However, the notion that blaming the systems we live in is somehow a "woe is me", is created by these very systems in order to sustain themselves. And I think it is important to recognise that both realities can be true: people often blame others mindlessly, AND these problems are influenced by many societal factors.
this is what i scored i would say its pretty on point for myself: Score 50 You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
Sucess orientation at 34%?? I wanted to say I was confident in being the master of my own fate. I don't give up easily, but I do think luck plays a big part in life. After the unpredictability of COVID-19, and being around people in 2021 who pretended to be my friends and not realising they contributed to my downfall until mid-2023, it made me realise there are things out of my control (and there are people who will do anything to take your opportunities from you). I contribute this to bad luck but after realising where things weny wrong, I've been doing better in life and am doing all I can to be happier and successful!
3:10 Attributed to 5:02 Successful People + Controllable Internal Stable Factors 5:57 Taking Responsibility 7:06 Woe is me. *What happens when you…* • Congratulate the Intelligence of the child + Congradulate the effort of the child 8:26
I got a 50, which makes complete sense because I struggle with self doubt and low self esteem and have since I was young. However I also do have a strong belief in personal responsibility and a growth mindset, I just don’t always apply it to myself 😂 BUT, I am working hard on this, and right now that means sticking with my biology degree despite the fact that I used to think I could never do a degree with math.
My score is 93, I thought it would have been lower, but it's pretty high, instead. I have an achievement view too, I tend to be very task oriented 7:01 😂 Ana, you crack me up
I got a 65, I felt like while I believe in myself and give credit, in real life I am more pessimistic about everything else, while it said I have a more balanced outlook on things.
I did the test first, it said that I have a 68 Success Orientation, and a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Then I listened to your video carefully and I do believe I have many of the features of the success-oriented person. Thank you so much for this video!! It's very informative and illustrative !!
Living a lie would contradict my definition of success. I think the people who score highest on this test will be the same kind of people who yell "get a job!" at homeless people. We just don't live in a meritocracy. On the other hand, of course defeatism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You just gotta do your best while realizing that life is not fair.
I got a 61 which I think is where I am. I think I do need to start taking more credit for things that I've done rather than say it was all by chance that it happened
I scored 82 -- "You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation."
thanks for pointing out about how our generation is more aware of power structures, privileges, etc and the fact that contributes to making our locus of control more external. I'd like advice/tips on how to change that attitude. I have a fairly external locus of control now even though I used to have it more internal when I was younger. I think I fail to change my mindset simply by psychological tricks. The more I experience life, or observe myself or others, the more I see how much of who we are and what we do is not determined by our own choices but by the constraints on those choices, or past history. When it comes to health or relationships I find it a lot more controllable and stable, especially since it's immediate and I can see some immediate responses. But with my work or career it's much harder as a grad student to do that.
Got a 70% which is surprising, considering I am so stuck at life and feel so helpless. Mostly due to depression (I am going to therapy, it's just taking me a bit to get back up)
Got a 71 You have a fairly internal attribution style when it comes to success. In general, you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. although you might think it takes a bit of luck as well. As a result, you are usually able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
I scored 59. I feel I have a realistic view of life to some extent. I can do enough to make something/goal happen but at the same time there are things that can come up that are out of my control.😊
13 here... That must be a record! I just think there are so many rng elements of life that we can't control but like to think we can control (especially after the fact).
10:23 I have the same thought process that things happen differently for each person, but I still got a 44. It's not wrong though, I definitely don't give myself enough credit for what I do.
I scored 59 on the test. I personally do think it's important to knowledge when there's something outside of your control that negatively impacts your chances so that you can do your best to make sure that the next time you try, your not in a situation where the same thing would happen. So even when it's something outside of your control, it's somethign you can learn from. I also think it's important to stay humble and recognize when you have had some luck, while still giving yourself the credit you deserve. I think my test score is somewhat misleading since I'm very critical of myself and think everything should be in my control while I give others the benefit of the doubt much more easily if that makes sense.
Scored a 52. Also mixed attributes. I think part of it deals with my culture background as well. Some of my cosmic beliefs lend to luck and destiny, and other beliefs understand inner locus control leads to success. It's just the effort you put forth.
I generally take responsibility for my failures in a certain sense - I made bad decisions and blew chances - but I don't in the sense that since then, for years now, I've made efforts to improve my situation by studying new things and passing various exams, but had no positive feedback or encouragement. I have occasionally had encouragement for hobbies, but I don't see that as a great help. I'm getting quite old now, so I can increasingly see the point of view that I don't really need opportunities, but it doesn't make it more bearable. I've been offered cognitive therapy, but it all seems quite platitudinous really. The reality is, it's ridiculously difficult to maintain motivation if you never have any evidence that effort is worth it and people who've had relatively more doors open for them tend to forget that. I think sometimes, the only way to get out of a rut is to radically change one's situation - by living abroad, for instance. That said, I take on board some of the things you said such as setting realistic goals because I am a bit of a dabbler. It is partly because I seek status, but partly because I'm just interested in a lot of things including things that I find difficult.
My score was 62. I think it is a mix. I experienced things that were 100% luck that had negative consequences for me. I recognized it for what it was- out of my control and tried to find a solution. I think generally if you work hard you are going to be right side up on most cases.
Something I'm wary of is people with an internal locus of control falling into depression/self blame when they fail for reasons they can't control. I feel like mixed is better.
This was so inspiring- thank you! I got a low score on the test but just hearing someone give a different pov brightened my outlook. Thank you for the tools! Your work is valued!
I scored a 63 on the test. "You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life." That's true as I sometimes I didn't take my success for granted because I always think of how someone has helped me before and I will feel bad if I don't credit them. "Without them I wouldn't be here"
I got 47. I tend to get stressed and overwhelmed easil so I'm not surprised. I often underestimate myself and get to worked up when I make mistakes. Maybe I've made some progress, but it doesn't come natural to me.
67 - Mixed: You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
I scored 63, and the feedback I got was. I also think that I have cognitive dissonance. I have not been diagnosed with it but based on what I've read on it I think I do. Whether or not that means anything who knows. You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you dont always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
I scored 58 You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
i scored 50%, i generally do believe i am capable of things, if it came down to them, but i fail to have self control most times and im very affected by how i'm feeling + i have issues with deep focus
This is really interesting. I might have to watch a few times to understand it. I took the test. I am having trouble understanding the difference between the locus of control and the controlability.
Self attribution is necessary but not sufficient for success. You probably won't be successful with out it but you won't be successful just because you have it. Same with growth mindset.
For some reason I have the mindset that when I succeed in something it is due to luck But when I fail it is 100% my fault. Seems kinda contradictory I also believe in being the right person in the right place and time So when I fail I focus on the right person side of the statement And when I succeed I attribute it to the right place and time I need to stop these doubled sides.
Ive been following dr k (healthygamergg) and dr jordan b peterson (still do) and now I've found your channel and I have a big feeling you'll be a biggg figure ! Your topics, delivery is so good (I have Adhd). Please keep up with the science and evidence base on self improvement!!
Ana, you're truly a gift to this world. Thank you for the insightful and easy to understand knowledge. It helps me understand myself better and to be more interested in myself and who I am.
The attribution style test: tinyurl.com/attributionstylequiz
To what extent did the research you present express correlation vs causation, and given the difficulty of proving causation, how did they support these claims? Also, if you stratify these personality traits on the extent to which people actually had control on their lives, were indeed responsible for success or failure, had positive or negative experiences of stability, is the outcome still the same?
I thought going in I’d score high. I scored 64 apparently they said I don’t give myself enough credit.
@@sweet2sourrI scored 70 and they say I generally do accept the credit I deserve while also believing that it sometimes takes a bit of luck.
Can you make a video of a "why people hate/envy"
The link is down. For anyone looking for it: Just google "attribution style quiz psychologytoday", you'll find it.
Give me the serentity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
I scored a 62 on the test. It gave me the feedback:
“Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.”
I scored 60 with the same feedback.
same with a 43
same with 52
Same, I got a 58
Ayy I got a 62 too
I would agree that an internal LOC affects achievement-based success, however that mindset for me personally made me very unhappy. I was constantly thinking everything was my responsibility, and this made me have a warped sense of reality and an over-working problem. I am now the happiest I've ever been in my life, and my score is 46. Just an alternate perspective, not everyone is the same!
I believe the aim is to get a balance
And i dont think it would be in touch with reality to think that we are in control of everything 🤷🏻♀️ We aren't gods. We are just human beings. We cant control what other humans want to do, who dies in a carcrash, who is born with a birthdefect, how many murderious psychopaths habitat this earth....
And i think its not respecting other person's boundaries, if we would belive we could control their actions, thoughts and feelings.
Came here to say the same thing. I scored 54, and frankly, I think that's better than a higher score. The truth is, THERE ARE many things in this world that we can't control, or that aren't worth the time and energy to try to control. Example: the questions about politics and protests - sure, maybe me attending a protest would have a teeny, tiny effect on my community, but it's not a good use of my time as an individual. The amount of control I'd get from doing something like that isn't worth it. It's better to release the things you don't WANT to try to control, in my opinion - but maybe the healthier way to frame it instead of "I have no control over this" is to say "I'm choosing not to take control of this." It leaves space for the truth that you could exert some influence on things if you wanted to - but you just don't want to.
@@lilymulligan8180or you just can’t or shouldn’t because other things pull your attention elsewhere
My score was 50% and I feel pretty good with my LOC! I know I have the power to take action but I also know that timing/circumstances play a hand in how things turn out
Scored 47. I just can't believe that sucess is predetermined only by will. In the vast majority of cases in life, life just sucks and it's extremely unfair.
Despite that, i really believe that we can in fact use that lack of control to really understand ourselves and the world, the hard work generally pays off when you do it, but at the same time, we will never achieve all the things that we want. So, for me, it is important to have a mindset that strives to self belief, especially when analyzing by a more personal spectre of our own mind. However, is not that simple when it comes to things that you can't control at all: other people decisions, relationships and society functions.
i feel the same! i got 46, but i consider myself a pretty successful person because i'm a pretty happy person. acceptance that most things are outside of my control (which is, tbh, the truth) has relieved a lot of my stresses and worries, and helped me to focus my energy on the little tiny things i can do rather than trying to take on huge goals that aren't realistic. that's personally brought me greater success in life but ig ppl are different.
Yes, I agree. The bootstraps mindset really doesn't help most people.
@starrycarina what if those goals ARE realistic tho
I've got a 73 on a test, i interpret success as a result of things i can control but i still think that luck takes a part in it. But in my opinion you still have some control over your luck, a person who rolls the dice more has a bigger chance to be lucky than a person who rolls the dice fewer times.
I got the same result! Love your viewpoint about the dices :D
My cat has the right mindset... He knows that he doesn't get treats because he's cute (he's always cute), he gets them because he's hardworking (kisses me on the nose a bunch of times) 😅
🫶 Love this!! 🐈⬛
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I got a 71 definitely attribute my successes and some failures to myself, but understand there's a bit of luck as well. Being diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age with no family history definitely taught me that.
I think a lot of life is based on luck but you have control to increase the chances of that good luck.
I got the same score and I completely agree with you. Success is in our hands if we dare to accept the challenge. It’s crazy how you can turn your life around when you start to take responsibility. You are in my prayers Linda you can do it❤️
It's beneficial to believe that success and progress are within one's control, so long as this doesn't prevent us from maintaining an awareness of the ways in which our world is structured by a system that is not meritocratic. The best application of a mindset that says that success is up to us is to succeed at creating a system where this is really true for everyone.
Its okay, I will take being right over being successful
that's what im confused with too. like, when we learn more truths, wouldn't we be more able to make informed decisions that will lead to success?
My score on the test is 32, before I continue watching this video, I'm gonna make my cup of coffee.
Success Orientation: 82 (Not surprised. I bounced back after hella trauma + 5 years of depression).
You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
score an 80 my life has up and downs from education / personal dating life/ mental health always found a way persevere despite my situation .
currently just got let go from my job I wasn't really sad I thought to myself that its time for a change in my career .
Same !
Does it not bear repeating here that correlation does not imply causation though? And are we just talking about financial success? If so, when you live in an economic system where you’re more likely to be wealthy simply because your parents were/are, and when you live in a country like the US, where the generations who are old enough now to have even gained any success have largely been taught individualistic, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” thinking, wouldn’t it make sense that a lot of financially successful people would score this way, without that thinking having anything to do with the actual reasons for their financial success?
What will the findings be when eventually younger generations, who are, as noted, increasingly turning an eye toward the systemic issues in our world (and gaining a more balanced locus of control as a result), are old enough to have achieved success regardless of, apparently, not having this “success mindset”?
The dark side of the thinking this mindset encourages is that it’s at the heart of a lot of what’s wrong with the world today. People blaming unhoused people and poor people in general for their lack of effort comes to mind immediately. That’s admittedly better than just thinking they’re innately lazy or something, but it still misses the point: that most of the time people are poor because the institutions in our world are functioning as designed. And if we don’t hold those institutions accountable, and just keep thinking we need to work a little harder in the face of rising rent and food prices, we’ll never be able to see the corporate greed that’s actually at the root of our own financial hardships. Our anger will never be directed at the true source, and we’ll never be driven to come together and hold those institutions accountable. We’ll just keep playing the game as the rules have been set out without ever wondering … Do these rules even make sense to follow? Is this the game we want to play? If we keep thinking so individualistically, we’ll never realize that together it actually is in our control to change the rules.
thank you for pointing this out
I also value social justice, and I think we can apply these principles to influencing the system and making a positive change in the world. We don't have to exclusively apply this mindset towards individualistic goals. Also, success doesn't have to be related to career and financial goals. It can be whatever is most meaningful to you, whether that be building deeper relationships, improving your health, working on passion projects, unionizing with your coworkers for more workers' rights, working towards a political movement, etc.
im 14 minutes in and success was not defined in this video, so im not sure what type of success we're talking about or who decides what is success or not
i would also like to say that perhaps if you score too high on this success mindset test, likely there are some questionable empathy values, like you mentioned, some people just inherit wealth, while some people will always remain poor, i feel like we ignore billionaire lobbying and corruption way too much, the top 10% is meant to stay there but its just easier to say "poor people are lazy"
Would I rather be successful or be right? I'd rather be right, to be honest. I don't want to be the kind of person who believes that everyone's life circumstances have been created solely by their own choices. But I think an accurate view of reality can be very optimistic and empowering too.
I agree with you but I am also autistic and this trips me up sometimes in life and I have achived more personal success basically rerouting my internal expectations of "this is the absolute correct factual conclusion" because exams for my nursing program are based on multiple factors like priority settings and which answer is the most correct vs a correct answer. This internal trianing to succeed at these exams has mirrored this idea of success atribution in the video. I do ultimately know that genetics and circumstances are part of the picture but being able to see around my own black and white thinking from my autism has actually helped me mask it and improved my critical thinking skills.
I am the kid who always heard how smart I was and now I don't know who I am or what I'm doing so "loosing something integral to your identity" Hit hard
I got a 30, which is a lot lower than I thought it would be. I have a feeling this is mainly due to the strong imposter syndrome I currently feel at the workplace, which makes me think I'm not as worthy. This really ties into the competence section that you were discussing before. I've really got to work hard on building this, since it could really affect my future career trajectory.
82! Pretty happy with my life but I did a lot of therapy to get to this point and still working on myself.
So happy for you Kris , I aspire to have such a high score as your. SOMEONE PAY FOR MY THERAPY😭
I took the test immediately after you told me to before the video, I scored a 79 out of 100, and I’m really pleased with that score tbh. I was really surprised but not shocked, this whole year I’ve dedicated to bettering myself and being just me, doing what I want and simply just being. And I’ve started to get a plethora of opportunities and feel a lot more in control and mentally strong and confident ✨☺️
This was truly such a great video! I got a 49.
"When it comes to successes in your life, you appear to have a fairly external locus of control. This means that you do not think you have what it takes to control whether you are successful or not. When you are successful, you would likely attribute it to things like luck, being at the right place at the right time, or the ease of the task. As a consequence, you probably don't take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
Omg for some reason i've often thought that if someone's locus of control is not almost fully internal there may be something not right with him... I got reliefed
Thank you ❤❤
Scored 36.
Lots of the questions would have benefited from more context, but overall yeah I do believe that luck and happenstance play a big part to where we are and where we go in life.
What was it about depressed people being more pessimistic but also more realistic and accurate when it came to rate their own attractiveness, or success likelihood?
Maybe it’s indeed best to be a little delulu 👍 yet another paradox of life!
@@Lili-iy3ik Well I don’t see how an opinion can be “completely valid” if it doesn’t hold water.
I believe we have SOME agency, but it’s in how we play our cards, not which cards we are dealt. The Oscar Wilde quote about shooting for the moon and ending up among the stars means to me that we all should be “delulu” enough to take our shot-yet, ultimately, we mostly have terrible aim and the sky is cribbled with failures. Nothing wrong with that.
Hard agree. Believing in a world without luck sets you up to be either suicidal (the reason I am in this horrible situation is mostly my fault and I deserve this) or a d*ck (the reason I have money/ health/opportunity is mostly my doing so I deserve it. If the impoverished don't want to try hard then why are they deserving of my time or money).
It is factually inaccurate to say nepobabies don't benefit from luck. It's factually inaccurate to say child labor in clothing plants is because the kids didn't have a winer's mindset. People really do have varying degrees of control on their lives.
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yeah if you wanna be succesful you need to believe your vote matters. what fkn bullshit, especially in the us. capitalis propaganda
@@leamubiuyou write beautifully, are you a poet by chance?
Interesting video, about telling children that they succeeded because of their efforts, I think this is a great advice that benefits from being tempered with teaching them that effort doesn't always translate to success. My ocd tendencies have definitely been nurtured as a child by the belief that effort translates to success, so when I failed I didn't give myself credit for trying and started creating unrealistic expectations for the kind of effort I have to put in, because if i didn't succeed then I didn't try.
Appreciate all your hard work, vast knowledge and detailed research Ana. You are a key reason in me studying to become a counsellor. Thank you.
I sometimes just open her videos while studying because they calm me dowm
Something I have learned from watching your videos is self acceptance for who I am right now. It felt so nice when I finally realised that yes I do work hard and I try my best but we are all just not the same, some people might be smarter than me but thats okay, that doesn't mean I am uncapable. All I have to do is work hard and learn from my mistakes and eventually I will achieve my goals, if not now then later. Plus this is just a single tiny part of my life, no reason to overthink, just do. I got a 58 in the test.
That toxic way of handling success as an innate gift is so clearly what my parents did with me. And as you said, failure always comes eventually. Such a poignant realization. This really helps a lot, thank you
Personaly i don't see your goal as achievement, but power. You want money to pay bills, that is power, money is options and leverage. You are not just achieving something for the fun of it, like in a game. To me being achievement oriented would be for example studying philosophy because it's a passion but not to get a job at it.
Ooo I can’t wait to watch this! Before I do I wanted to say I’ve been loving your new “A Season of Life” journal. Sometimes I call my friends and we share our answers to the nightly questions, and it’s so wholesome. I love hearing about the best parts of their days and appreciating the best parts of my days more
This is SO incredibly wholesome😭❤️ thank you for your kind words, I’m thrilled that you and your friends have this little tradition!
@@AnaPsychologywould this mindset also work u have many earss of procrastination and u should have done better in utilizing time?
Doesn’t matter if you’re wrong or right, only matters if you’re a kind sweet heart.
Just be careful
I got a 76 on the test.
You have a fairly internal attribution style when it comes to success. In general, you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. although you might think it takes a bit of luck as well. As a result, you are usually able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
I got the same exact score!
I got a 72, same feedback!
same feedback! i got 70
I got the same score
Everyone's score is so high. Meanwhile, I got a 42.😂😂
I could see where the whole thing was going from the start, the questions seemed almost leading. But I definitely do notice that I attribute too much to luck and I've been really hard on myself with a pessimistic, fatalistic mindset. Recently, I've been trying to change that and taking more accountability for my course in life. Absolutely nothing about where I'm at is where I wanna be, but I'm taking steps to reach my goals even if it's not in a straight line😁
You're not alone, I got a 41! I find it hard not to ignore socioeconomic factors, but I see what she was saying about being successful over being right. I'm going to try to catch myself when I get any self defeating attitudes with myself
I got a 32😂
I got a 26 😁
"When it comes to successes in your life, you appear to have a fairly external locus of control. This means that you do not think you have what it takes to control whether you are successful or not. When you are successful, you would likely attribute it to things like luck, being at the right place at the right time, or the ease of the task. As a consequence, you probably don't take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
@@spacebar9733 I cringe when someone praises me.
Thanks, Dr. Ana for continuing to motivate and inspire me. Let's not forget the serenity prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
I got 71. It summed me up pretty well that I believe in myself but also feel there's some element of change to be in the right place at the right time.
"I'd rather be successful than right"
Powerful.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,641 subs and > 1k hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Systematic disadvantages do exist but in the end it’s up to you to play the game!
I got 44, I don't even feel like I was answering pessimistically. I recognize that I had to put in my own work and talent to get where I am now, but it wasn't a particularly difficult path, and I cannot ignore my very fortunate circumstances. It's not that I couldn't have succeeded otherwise, but probably not to the same degree.
This was sobering for me. I’ve been feeling very doomer with all the realizations you mentioned at the end of your video about power structures, and resource disparity. I definitely do think similarly to you that some things are in control, and free will exists, but I recognize that many things in society are also outside of our control on an individual basis. (Collectively is a different story) I hope the world changes for the better, but for that to happen, we all need to adopt this mindset so that we can FEEL like we have the opportunity and self-determination to change it for ourselves, and for our neighbors or future children who are going to inhabit this place.
I scored an 81.
"You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation."
I got a 64, I can definitely understand why. I hope with making big and small life changes that I can make this number higher.
42. “HEALTHY SENSE OF AGENCY”; Yes, we can change circumstances but some of us are higher or lower when we start out. Extreme one way or the other is class-blind, lacking empathy.
Regardless, we can make powerful changes with mindful steps. Great video!
P.S,
Angela Duckworth’s TedxTalk “Grit” explores similar concepts but less detailed.
About believing what is true vs believing what is useful. I also lean towards consciously maximising my chances of success, so if there’s any possibility that I can control my success, I am the first person who should believe it. However, I noticed in the test questions that the analysis is based on a lot of generalizations. We should really consider the context of each situation, otherwise I can see this turning into cognitive dissonance the moment we try to believe something about ourselves that doesn’t align with what we believe in general about the world. My success orientation is 64%. I could improve my mindset, certainly, but I will never be at 90 because I on average cannot attribute everybody’s success to their own skills and control. That would mean we live in some meritocracy which is clearly not the reality.
Got a 56.
"You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
91, but to me it is glaringly obvious on what makes someone successful. I didn't necessarily answer in the way that I think. As there are major external factors that contribute to success. If you are born an orphan in a third world country your chance at success is going to be very low. If you are born with a lot of support, then you will have more opportunity to grow with the mindset they are grading you on in this test.
Then you didn't answer honestly
Sometimes it's you and other times it's your environment and type of people you are surrounded by.
Before watching this video but after scoring 56 on the test: I believe that economic and academic succes are very much up to socioecononic background, and that this is heavily influenced by institutional racism and the patriarchy.
Now, oftentimes, people do not give themselves enough credit, or blame others for problems they themselves created. However, the notion that blaming the systems we live in is somehow a "woe is me", is created by these very systems in order to sustain themselves. And I think it is important to recognise that both realities can be true: people often blame others mindlessly, AND these problems are influenced by many societal factors.
this is what i scored i would say its pretty on point for myself: Score 50
You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
Sucess orientation at 34%??
I wanted to say I was confident in being the master of my own fate. I don't give up easily, but I do think luck plays a big part in life. After the unpredictability of COVID-19, and being around people in 2021 who pretended to be my friends and not realising they contributed to my downfall until mid-2023, it made me realise there are things out of my control (and there are people who will do anything to take your opportunities from you).
I contribute this to bad luck but after realising where things weny wrong, I've been doing better in life and am doing all I can to be happier and successful!
3:10 Attributed to
5:02 Successful People
+ Controllable Internal Stable Factors
5:57 Taking Responsibility
7:06 Woe is me.
*What happens when you…*
• Congratulate the Intelligence of the child
+ Congradulate the effort of the child
8:26
I got a 50, which makes complete sense because I struggle with self doubt and low self esteem and have since I was young. However I also do have a strong belief in personal responsibility and a growth mindset, I just don’t always apply it to myself 😂 BUT, I am working hard on this, and right now that means sticking with my biology degree despite the fact that I used to think I could never do a degree with math.
same
Same
My score is 93, I thought it would have been lower, but it's pretty high, instead. I have an achievement view too, I tend to be very task oriented
7:01 😂 Ana, you crack me up
I got a 65, I felt like while I believe in myself and give credit, in real life I am more pessimistic about everything else, while it said I have a more balanced outlook on things.
They clocked me when they said “ you don’t always take the credit you deserve” 😭😭😭 I got a 54
Thank you for this amazing video, please keep up the good work!
I love you Dr.❤
I did the test first, it said that I have a 68 Success Orientation, and a mixed attribution style when it comes to success.
Then I listened to your video carefully and I do believe I have many of the features of the success-oriented person.
Thank you so much for this video!! It's very informative and illustrative !!
11:12 - 11:42 I rather be right than successful lol. I got a 43 on the quiz
a video on how to implement the growth mindset would be cool ! score:76
70 - feels about accurate given the question set. The pattern becomes obvious fairly quickly, pretty neat quiz tbh
Living a lie would contradict my definition of success. I think the people who score highest on this test will be the same kind of people who yell "get a job!" at homeless people. We just don't live in a meritocracy. On the other hand, of course defeatism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You just gotta do your best while realizing that life is not fair.
I got a 61 which I think is where I am. I think I do need to start taking more credit for things that I've done rather than say it was all by chance that it happened
I scored 82 -- "You have an internal attribution style when it comes to success. You tend to interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc., rarely attributing it to external forces. As a result, you are able to accept the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation."
Same !
thanks for pointing out about how our generation is more aware of power structures, privileges, etc and the fact that contributes to making our locus of control more external. I'd like advice/tips on how to change that attitude.
I have a fairly external locus of control now even though I used to have it more internal when I was younger. I think I fail to change my mindset simply by psychological tricks. The more I experience life, or observe myself or others, the more I see how much of who we are and what we do is not determined by our own choices but by the constraints on those choices, or past history. When it comes to health or relationships I find it a lot more controllable and stable, especially since it's immediate and I can see some immediate responses. But with my work or career it's much harder as a grad student to do that.
I really appreciate how detailed every video is, on your channel. Thankyou for your hard work.
Not a surprise. Success Orientation 77. This score suits me perfectly because my life path is 7 and everything is a synchronicity
Got a 70% which is surprising, considering I am so stuck at life and feel so helpless. Mostly due to depression (I am going to therapy, it's just taking me a bit to get back up)
Good job. Not suprised that you are in therapy. You will crush this difficult time and rise above it
Got a 71
You have a fairly internal attribution style when it comes to success. In general, you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. although you might think it takes a bit of luck as well. As a result, you are usually able to accept the credit you deserve.
Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being certainly benefit from this orientation.
I scored 59. I feel I have a realistic view of life to some extent.
I can do enough to make something/goal happen but at the same time there are things that can come up that are out of my control.😊
13 here... That must be a record!
I just think there are so many rng elements of life that we can't control but like to think we can control (especially after the fact).
44. considering my situation it's quite accurate.
10:23 I have the same thought process that things happen differently for each person, but I still got a 44. It's not wrong though, I definitely don't give myself enough credit for what I do.
I scored 59 on the test. I personally do think it's important to knowledge when there's something outside of your control that negatively impacts your chances so that you can do your best to make sure that the next time you try, your not in a situation where the same thing would happen. So even when it's something outside of your control, it's somethign you can learn from. I also think it's important to stay humble and recognize when you have had some luck, while still giving yourself the credit you deserve.
I think my test score is somewhat misleading since I'm very critical of myself and think everything should be in my control while I give others the benefit of the doubt much more easily if that makes sense.
Scored a 52. Also mixed attributes. I think part of it deals with my culture background as well. Some of my cosmic beliefs lend to luck and destiny, and other beliefs understand inner locus control leads to success. It's just the effort you put forth.
This really is gonna help my ADHD and mindset overALL!
Ana!!! I don’t know if it’s the camera quality or a skincare routine but you’re glowing 🫶🫶 gorgeous!
73 here. It's a good score. I think that overall for everything except dating, which is a long story, I have good self-efficacy.
Great video Dr. Ana!
Too real😭
I generally take responsibility for my failures in a certain sense - I made bad decisions and blew chances - but I don't in the sense that since then, for years now, I've made efforts to improve my situation by studying new things and passing various exams, but had no positive feedback or encouragement.
I have occasionally had encouragement for hobbies, but I don't see that as a great help. I'm getting quite old now, so I can increasingly see the point of view that I don't really need opportunities, but it doesn't make it more bearable.
I've been offered cognitive therapy, but it all seems quite platitudinous really. The reality is, it's ridiculously difficult to maintain motivation if you never have any evidence that effort is worth it and people who've had relatively more doors open for them tend to forget that.
I think sometimes, the only way to get out of a rut is to radically change one's situation - by living abroad, for instance.
That said, I take on board some of the things you said such as setting realistic goals because I am a bit of a dabbler. It is partly because I seek status, but partly because I'm just interested in a lot of things including things that I find difficult.
My score was 62. I think it is a mix. I experienced things that were 100% luck that had negative consequences for me. I recognized it for what it was- out of my control and tried to find a solution. I think generally if you work hard you are going to be right side up on most cases.
Something I'm wary of is people with an internal locus of control falling into depression/self blame when they fail for reasons they can't control. I feel like mixed is better.
This was so inspiring- thank you! I got a low score on the test but just hearing someone give a different pov brightened my outlook. Thank you for the tools! Your work is valued!
I scored a 38, yikes! Thank you for this video.
I scored similar!! Let's love ourselves more ❤
Me, seeing the thumbnail: *…But “Woe is me” is my favourite phraseeee :(*
Never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
I scored a 63 on the test.
"You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life."
That's true as I sometimes I didn't take my success for granted because I always think of how someone has helped me before and I will feel bad if I don't credit them. "Without them I wouldn't be here"
I scored a 65 overall and a 69 on success, 55 on stability and 61 on failure orientation
I got a 53 which is mixed signs closer to positive sense of internal control
thanks, Dr. Ana for this video!
I got 47. I tend to get stressed and overwhelmed easil so I'm not surprised. I often underestimate myself and get to worked up when I make mistakes. Maybe I've made some progress, but it doesn't come natural to me.
67 - Mixed: You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
I scored 63, and the feedback I got was. I also think that I have cognitive dissonance. I have not been diagnosed with it but based on what I've read on it I think I do.
Whether or not that means anything who knows.
You have a mixed attribution style
when it comes to success. Sometimes
you interpret your success as a result
of your skills, intelligence, nice
personality, etc. Other times, you
attribute it to external factors, such as
luck, ease of task, or other people's
help. As a consequence, you dont
always take the credit you deserve.
Your self-esteem, motivation, and
general well-being would most likely
be improved if you realized that you
actively influence positive events in your life.
I scored 58
You have a mixed attribution style when it comes to success. Sometimes you interpret your success as a result of your skills, intelligence, nice personality, etc. Other times, you attribute it to external factors, such as luck, ease of task, or other people's help. As a consequence, you don't always take the credit you deserve. Your self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being would most likely be improved if you realized that you actively influence positive events in your life.
i scored 50%, i generally do believe i am capable of things, if it came down to them, but i fail to have self control most times and im very affected by how i'm feeling + i have issues with deep focus
Thanks Ana! This topic was very interesting and very relatable for me. In the test I scored a 67.
This is really interesting. I might have to watch a few times to understand it. I took the test. I am having trouble understanding the difference between the locus of control and the controlability.
Self attribution is necessary but not sufficient for success. You probably won't be successful with out it but you won't be successful just because you have it. Same with growth mindset.
This video helped me to understand a few thigs that I do everyday and makes me feel so sad affecting my self esteem, thanks a lot, Ana ^^
This is exactly what I needed right now. Thank you
For some reason I have the mindset that when I succeed in something it is due to luck
But when I fail it is 100% my fault.
Seems kinda contradictory
I also believe in being the right person in the right place and time
So when I fail I focus on the right person side of the statement
And when I succeed I attribute it to the right place and time
I need to stop these doubled sides.
Ive been following dr k (healthygamergg) and dr jordan b peterson (still do) and now I've found your channel and I have a big feeling you'll be a biggg figure ! Your topics, delivery is so good (I have Adhd). Please keep up with the science and evidence base on self improvement!!
Ana, you're truly a gift to this world. Thank you for the insightful and easy to understand knowledge. It helps me understand myself better and to be more interested in myself and who I am.
Got a 61. I ordered the PDF with all the info. Will definitely read it all and share it with my therapist. Thank you for the insightful video :)
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