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Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
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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You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.
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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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Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
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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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This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail — or if you’re not the best — it’s all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome.
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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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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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