{"id":6260,"date":"2020-01-12T21:20:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T01:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2022-03-18T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T19:46:37","slug":"low-effort-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/low-effort-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Effort Syndrome\u2014Do You Have It? A Growth Mindset Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is low-effort syndrome? Do you have it? How do you combat it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Low-effort syndrome is the tendency to put in minimal or no effort at school, in sports, or in life. This may be due to a belief that you&#8217;re being discriminated against and can&#8217;t win in a rigged system, or it may be due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/fixed-mindset-examples\/\">fixed mindset<\/a> and the belief that you if perfection isn&#8217;t guaranteed, you shouldn&#8217;t try at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll cover what low-effort syndrome is and how to work against it and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-develop-a-growth-mindset\/\">develop a growth mindset<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Low-Effort Syndrome?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you start out in life, success is about learning. <strong>You\u2019re born with a drive to learn<\/strong>. Babies learn and stretch themselves every day. They don\u2019t worry about failing or quit. For instance, they don\u2019t decide walking is too hard and give up or fear falling. They just keep trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>As early as preschool age, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/growth-mindset-for-kids\/\">children develop mindsets<\/a> or beliefs about their ability<\/strong>. Fixed mindsets slow or shut down the intense drive to learn. Some children become fearful of not being seen as smart; they begin rejecting challenges. This is low-effort syndrome. Others, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/growth-mindset-characteristics\/\">growth mindset<\/a>, embrace challenges and relish becoming smarter. <strong>Fixed mindset children become non-learners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low-Effort Syndrome Example: <strong>College Classes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the University of Hong Kong, everything is taught and learned in English, which means strong English skills are essential to a student\u2019s academic success. Students have varying English skills when they arrive. Researchers measured incoming students\u2019 mindsets, then asked those with poor English skills whether they would take a course to improve their English if it were offered. Fixed-mindset students weren\u2019t interested, while growth-mindset students said \u201cyes\u201d enthusiastically. The fixed-mindset students were willing to risk their academic careers for the short-term value of seeming smart. This is indicative of low-effort syndrome.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, <strong>people with fixed mindsets and growth mindsets come to view the nature of success differently<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fixed-minded people avoid challenges because they want to feel smart and in control. In contrast, growth-minded people thrive on challenge and stretch themselves past their comfort zone.<\/li><li>Fixed-minded people care about perfection. To feel smart, they not only have to \u201cget it\u201d right away, they have to be perfect at it. If they&#8217;re not, they stop trying (low-effort syndrome). In contrast, growth-minded people said they felt smart when they tried hard and made progress or were able to do something they couldn\u2019t do before. Feeling smart was about learning.<\/li><li>Fixed-minded people expect to immediately perform at high levels, without the need to learn. They don\u2019t allow themselves time to develop or become.<strong> <\/strong>As a result, they get frustrated by failure and give up early. In contrast, growth-minded people expect to need to put in lots of time and effort to get better at things, and are thus more resistant to failure.<\/li><li>Fixed-minded people prefer to be validated by others as capable, to be seen as geniuses. In contrast, growth-minded people aren\u2019t afraid to acknowledge a need to learn through questioning and receiving critical feedback.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low-Effort Syndrome v. Growth Mindset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason people with a fixed mindset feel they have to be perfect is that <strong>they see every test or evaluation as a <em>permanent<\/em> measure of their ability<\/strong>. This can result in low-effort syndrome.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By definition, you can\u2019t predict potential, if it\u2019s understood as the capacity to develop over time with effort and training. <strong>It\u2019s impossible to be certain of how far anyone can go with effort and training.<\/strong> For example, many of artist Paul Cezanne\u2019s early paintings were terrible. He needed time and effort to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Value of Effort<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To instill in children the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/value-of-hard-work\/\">value of effort<\/a>, we teach them such stories as \u201cThe Tortoise and the Hare\u201d and \u201cThe Little Engine That Could.\u201d&nbsp; The lesson is to keep trying and you\u2019ll succeed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/slow-but-steady\/\">Slow and steady wins the race<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But <strong>those with fixed mindsets take away a different lesson: Effort is for those who lack talent.<\/strong> They\u2019d rather be the faster, more talented hare than the tortoise, who only succeeded because the hare messed up. A smarter hare would beat a no-talent tortoise.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories like \u201cThe Tortoise and the Hare\u201d suggest an either\/or dynamic: you have talent or you put in a lot of effort. Author Malcolm Gladwell has suggested that society values accomplishment that seems effortless over achievement through work and practice. We like superheroes with extraordinary abilities to easily surmount obstacles.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The downside of this belief can be costly: low-effort syndrome. A Duke University study found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/low-mood-and-anxiety\/\">anxiety and depression<\/a> among female students who aspired to \u201ceffortless perfection\u201d in appearance and in their academics. In contrast, growth-minded people believe that no one is perfect. No matter how talented you are, you have to work and improve to fulfill your potential.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Effort is Risky for Fixed-Minded People<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>How does low-effort syndrome develop? <strong>If you believe you\u2019re supremely talented, you have more to lose by trying<\/strong> than untalented people have. Effort is scary for people with a fixed mindset because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Geniuses aren\u2019t supposed to need effort.<\/li><li>If you apply effort and failure, you don\u2019t have any excuses. But if you didn\u2019t try and failed, you can say, \u201cI could have done (X).\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/nadja-salerno-sonnenberg\/\">Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg<\/a>, a talented young violinist who debuted at age ten with the Philadelphia Orchestra, almost derailed her career when she reached Juilliard and refused to expend any effort out of fear of failing. When she arrived there and faced stiff competition, she lost confidence. She had many bad habits, including the way she held her violin, but she wouldn\u2019t change them. She stopped bringing her violin to lessons until the teacher confronted her. Afraid of losing the teacher, she made a turnaround and trained seriously for a competition, which she won, having learned the value of effort.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fear of effort can stymie relationships too<\/strong>. For example, a woman who was accustomed to short-lived relationships with inconsiderate boyfriends was unsettled when she started dating a considerate man. She really liked him but feared putting effort into the relationship because she\u2019d be a failure if it didn\u2019t work out. So she didn\u2019t take the risk and lost out on a potentially rewarding relationship. Low-effort syndrome can occur in any area of life.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast,<strong> for a growth-minded person, failure is not making the effort to pursue something you really want<\/strong>. Tennis great Billie Jean King said that when you look back on your life, you can say one of only two things: \u201cI gave my all\u201d or \u201cI could have been\u2026\u201d Growth-minded people believe in giving their all.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low-Effort Syndrome<strong> at School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievement in school starts with mindset.<\/strong> Researchers measured students\u2019 mindsets as they transitioned to junior high school, which is a particularly challenging time for adolescents, then followed them for two years.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students started out with similar grades but after the transition with its new challenges, the grades of fixed-mindset students declined, while those of growth-oriented students improved.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fixed-mindset students tried to rationalize their poor grades with explanations such as \u201cI\u2019m no good at math\u201d or they blamed the teacher. They viewed the change to junior high as threatening because it could expose them as failures. <strong>They protected themselves from failure by not trying (the low-effort syndrome)<\/strong>, as the young Juilliard violinist did by not taking her violin to class.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the growth-minded students faced the tougher environment by doubling down and working harder. They welcomed the opportunity to learn what they like and might achieve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is low-effort syndrome? Do you have it? How do you combat it? Low-effort syndrome is the tendency to put in minimal or no effort at school, in sports, or in life. This may be due to a belief that you&#8217;re being discriminated against and can&#8217;t win in a rigged system, or it may be due to a fixed mindset and the belief that you if perfection isn&#8217;t guaranteed, you shouldn&#8217;t try at all. 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