innate ability
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Drawing on Carol Dweck's concept of a "growth mindset," he encourages adults to focus praise on effort and learning rather than innate ability.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
"I was even nicknamed The Librarian by a few people because I have this innate ability to read people like a book," he explained.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Yet, for all of her work building an empire, Paltrow still has the innate ability to disappear into a character.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
Mr. Sowell emphasized this repeatedly: The same innate ability can produce different outcomes depending on the norms that surround it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
“Natural talent is a questionable phenomenon. Inclination perhaps, but innate ability is extremely rare.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
