Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates. Carol S. Dweck More Quotes by Carol S. Dweck More Quotes From Carol S. Dweck You have to work hardest for the things you love most. Carol S. Dweck things-you-lovehardesthard-work It is not always people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest. Carol S. Dweck endspeople Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going. Carol S. Dweck growthchallengesbrain Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance. Carol S. Dweck motivationpraisechildren We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary. Carol S. Dweck idolspeoplethinking Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose. Carol S. Dweck best-effortgrowthwinning More and more research is suggesting that, far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and dynamic thing that changes over the life span and is shaped by experience. Carol S. Dweck growthresearchpersonality It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way keep the growth mindset in your thoughts then when you bump up against obstacles you can turn to it, it will always be there for you showing you a path into the future. Carol S. Dweck growthbumpsway I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could. Carol S. Dweck growthmindlong This is hard. This is fun. Carol S. Dweck growthwisefun 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. Carol S. Dweck wisemeanpeople So what should we say when children complete a task—say, math problems—quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When this happens, I say, “Whoops. I guess that was too easy. I apologize for wasting your time. Let’s do something you can really learn from! Carol S. Dweck growthmathchildren Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive their self-esteem from being superior. Carol S. Dweck self-esteemwisepeople What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? Carol S. Dweck situationnextgrowth Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard. Carol S. Dweck wowgrowthwise What did you try hard at today? Carol S. Dweck growth-mindsettryingtoday Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process. Carol S. Dweck teachjudgingprocess Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan. Carol S. Dweck next-daygrowthuseless Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes. Carol S. Dweck threeresearchchildren Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? Carol S. Dweck growth-mindset
