Bart is reading this book about fixed mindsets versus growth mindsets. This means he is constantly telling me things like “Your attitude is that of a fixed mindset” or “You would be less stressed if you had a growth mindset.”
Tonight, when I was complaining about the THREE raging canker sores I have (appealing, yes?) and how they huuuuuuurt, he said “Don’t let them.”
Bart? I cannot “growth mindset” my canker sores away.
Thank you.
Lisa C says
That’s what you get for marrying one of those intellectual types 🙂 funny story!
Bart Bradshaw says
Ha! You just need practice! 😉
Sherry says
Janssen, have you even tried to growth mindset your canker sores away?
janet says
hahah…the joys of marriage. and men. 🙂
(might I suggest lots and lots of sleep? that might make them go away faster)
Ralphie says
I once had a dentist that would say “I can give you some medicine and they’ll go away in 14 days, or you can just leave them alone and they’ll heal in about 2 weeks.”
I get them all the time too. I have one right now, in fact!
Dan says
I feel so out of the loop not having a canker sore. I used to get athletes’ foot as a kid. Does that count? Instead of using growth mindset, I used fast actin’ Tinactin and that seemed to work pretty well 🙂
Justin White says
I’m a fan of the growth mindset in general. But I’m with you Janssen that canker sores are pretty much outside of the reach of the growth mindset. Sherry, maybe I need to practice growth mindsetting mine away.
Becca says
Oh, how I can relate! My husband can “will” his hiccups away. I, apparently, do not have the mind capacities for such a feat.
emily kate says
Husbands! Sound exactly like something my husband would say! So yes, Merrick is my visiting teaching companion and she’s adorable! And how do you know Chloe? What a small small world! 🙂
Karen says
Have you tried baking soda? It always works for me, though I generally use it in the very beginning stages to nip it in the bud.
ambrosia ananas says
[laughs] That’s great.
chloe elizabeth says
I do that when I read certain books, only I try not to share it. Have you read a book called something like “the bonds that make us free”? I don’t the exact name, but when I was reading it, I would analyze what people were doing all the time. You just can’t help it. But, you can keep your mouth shut…ha ha ha.
TheMoncurs says
Husbands can be so helpful sometimes.