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18.
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Genuine interest indicates personal identification with a course of action
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43
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1.
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The demand for effort is a demand for continuity in the face of difficulties
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46
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2.
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It has no significance apart from an end to be reached
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47
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3.
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Persistent but obstructed activity creates conflicting tendencies; dislike and longing
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49
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4.
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The emotion of effort or stress is a warning to reflect
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50
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(a) On the worth of the end
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(b) On the provision of new means
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5.
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The experience of difficulty may have a double effect
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(a) To weaken the impetus in a forward direction
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51
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(b) To increase consciousness of the end
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52
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6.
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A conscious aim inspirits and guides in two ways
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(a) It makes the individual more conscious of his purpose
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53
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(b) It turns his energy from thoughtless struggle to reflective judgment
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53
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7.
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The difference between educative and uneducative tasks
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55
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8.
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The criteria to be borne in mind
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56
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(a) Is it so easy that it fails to stimulate thought?
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(b) Is it so difficult that it discourages activity?
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9.
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Some specific consequences of violating these criteria
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