As a student, I would often find myself buried in textbooks, meticulously reviewing notes, highlighting my textbook, and relistening to lectures I had recorded only to score an average grade or lower on my exams. At times, it felt like the harder I studied, the worse I did. This perplexing situation eventually led me to question my aptitude for learning, to succumb to self-doubt (Perhaps I’m just not a history person). This realization shaped a deficit mindset within me, dampening the enthusiasm with which I initially approached those courses.
