The practice of ethics is a skill: a person can practice and develop upon their current abilities to improve them. Willful acceptance that most everything that we do is a skill is a part of the fundamental difference between those with a growth mindset and those with a fixed mindset. Individuals with a growth mindset tend to see their weaknesses as areas of improvement, whereas those with a fixed mindset typically resign themselves to the belief that they are bad at something. By improving upon your skills, you are choosing to grow as a person and, by causation, benefiting society. Both of these are a tenet to Aristotle’s view of virtuous action. I firmly concur that striving to be virtuous, as defined by Aristotle, will lead to a better and
