Carol S. Dweck Quotes - Page 2

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• The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.

  Carol S. Dweck

  Self, Students, Kind

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• A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

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  Wise, Self, Growth

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.109, Random House

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• Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

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  Children, Motivation, Praise

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.175, Random House

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• What did you try hard at today?

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  Trying, Today, Growth Mindset

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.235, Random House

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• This is hard. This is fun.

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  Wise, Fun, Growth

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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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  Long, Growth, Mind

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.98, Random House

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• 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!

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  Children, Math, Growth

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.179, Random House

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• Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

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  Judging, Process, Teach

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.186, Random House

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• Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

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  Next Day, Growth, Useless

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.228, Random House

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• 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.

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  Wise, Self Esteem, People

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• Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.

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  Wise, Growth, Problem

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.154, Random House

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• ...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

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  People, Growth, Trying

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.42, Random House

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• 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.

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  Growth, Bumps, Way

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• 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.

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  Personality, Growth, Research

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• Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes.

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  Children, Three, Research

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.185, Random House

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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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  Growth, Next, Situation

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• Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?

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  Growth Mindset

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.7, Random House

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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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  Wise, Growth, Development

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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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  Real, Team, Believe

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.97, Random House

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• Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.

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  Wise, Growth, Wow

  Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.72, Random House

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