Mindset

In this mindset, the hand you’re dealt is just the starting point for development.

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.

The fixed mindset creates an internal monologue that is focused on judging.

Mindsets are just beliefs. They’re powerful beliefs, but they’re just something in your mind, and you can change your mind.

You can always change substantially how intelligent you are.

Now, learning used to mean proving you’re smart or talented, but now it’s about learning something new.

They were all rejecting the idea of fixed ability and selecting instead for mindset.

When I was a young researcher, just starting out, something happened that changed my life. I was obsessed with understanding how people cope with failures, and I decided to study it by watching how students grapple with hard problems.

They thought they were learning.

You can always change substantially how intelligent you are.