The growth mindset does allow people to love what they’re doing—and to continue to love it in the face of difficulties.

Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them?

The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.

Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.

The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judged; the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving.

The fixed mindset says: “I can’t do it”. The growth mindset says: “I can’t do it yet”.

hose with the growth mindset found setbacks motivating. They’re informative. They’re a wake-up call.

People with the growth mindset, however, believe something very different. For them, even geniuses have to work hard for their achievements

People in a growth mindset don’t just seek challenges, they thrive on them.

Becoming is better than being. The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be

10 Deep Insights From the Book “Mindset”

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.

philosophy

Philosophy

personaldevelopment

Personal Development

mindfulness

Mindfulness

books

Books

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.

Carol Dweck is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Carol Dweck has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Carol Dweck's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

CAROL DWECK

Similar ideas

2. Growth vs. Fixed

There's no such thing as a "math person"

Growth mindset vs Fixed Mindset: Part I