8 lessons from Carol Dweck's groundbreaking research on achieving your potential
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"In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work."— Carol Dweck
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"The brain is like a muscle that gets stronger with use."— Carol Dweck
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"Not yet means you're on a learning curve. It gives you a path into the future."— Carol Dweck
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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."— Carol Dweck
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"Becoming is better than being. The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be."— Carol Dweck
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"The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life."— Carol Dweck
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"Companies that embrace a growth mindset encourage appropriate risk-taking, knowing that some risks won't work out."— Carol Dweck
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"The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset."— Carol Dweck
Dr. Carol Dweck's research at Stanford has transformed how we understand achievement. Her work shows that believing in your ability to grow is more important than your current ability level.
Students praised for effort (not intelligence) showed 30% improvement in test scores, while those praised for intelligence showed a 20% decrease when faced with challenges.
Brain scans show that students with growth mindset show increased activity in learning centers when facing errors, while fixed mindset students' brains shut down.