There is a long history of research showing that people are overconfident about their abilities. But it turns out that people in general are not overconfident about their abilities; people with a fixed mindset are overconfident. 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-love hardest hard-work It is not always people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest. Carol S. Dweck ends people Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going. Carol S. Dweck growth challenges brain Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance. Carol S. Dweck motivation praise children 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 idols people thinking 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-effort growth winning 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 growth research personality 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 growth bumps way 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 growth mind long This is hard. This is fun. Carol S. Dweck growth wise fun 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 wise mean people 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 growth math children 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-esteem wise people What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? Carol S. Dweck situation next growth Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard. Carol S. Dweck wow growth wise Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates. Carol S. Dweck growth problem wise What did you try hard at today? Carol S. Dweck growth-mindset trying today Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process. Carol S. Dweck teach judging process 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-day growth useless Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes. Carol S. Dweck three research children
