Mindset

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.

You could seek out those experiences that will stretch you.

Those more responsive to the correction are deemed worthy.

Mindsets are just beliefs.

Those in the growth mindset gained considerable confidence in their computer skills as they learned, despite the many mistakes they inevitably made.

Once you win junior tournaments, it’s easy to win multiple times. What I’m doing now is to prepare for the future.

For students with the growth mindset, it doesn’t make sense to stop trying.

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.

You mean I don’t have to be dumb?

It’s the learning experience she was after—what it was like to play with the world’s best players in the atmosphere of a tournament.