American - Educator | October 17, 1946 -
This knowledge that you might have to really reorganize and redefine yourself and build new skills is really important.
Carol S. Dweck
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Everybody who's been successful has gotten lots of help and input from many, many people.
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When someone endorses a fixed mindset, it can limit them, even if they're successful at the moment, because if they start struggling and tumbling, they can lose their confidence, but also, they may not create a growth mindset environment for others.
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Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control. They come to see themselves as in control of their success. Emphasizing natural intelligence takes it out of the child's control, and it provides no good recipe for responding to a failure.
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When you have a limited theory of willpower, you're constantly on alert, constantly monitoring yourself. 'Am I tired? Am I hungry? Do I need a break? How am I feeling?' And at the first sign that something is flagging, you think, 'I need a rest or a boost.'
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We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than they might think.
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We want to design interventions to teach people how to harness their considerable willpower.
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With a fixed mindset, you're so worried about how smart or talented you are, you don't take on challenges. You don't try new things.
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Maybe you don't know how to do something at work. Instead of asking the boss or seeking someone as a mentor, you might not want to show them your ignorance. So, you're depriving yourself of this learning and mentorship. All of these ways are ways that a fixed mindset will hold you back.
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Praise your child explicitly for how capable they are of learning rather than telling them how smart they are.
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I open 'Mindset' with examples of kids who thrive on difficult challenges.
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Children love this idea that their brain is like a muscle that gets stronger as they use it.
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