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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

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Carol S. Dweck
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
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No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.
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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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Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
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Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
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This is hard. This is fun.
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Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
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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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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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