Carol S. Dweck Quotes
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Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
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Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.
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Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'
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I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'
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Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes.
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For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value.
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Becoming is better than being
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If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.
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The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.
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Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? 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. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
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Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.
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What did you try hard at today?
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What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?
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I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.
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What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation?
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You have to work hardest for the things you love most.
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Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
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You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.
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Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes.
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The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.