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What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?
Carol S. Dweck
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Carol S. Dweck
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
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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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Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'
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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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You have to work hardest for the things you love most.
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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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Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
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Effort is one of those things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.
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This is hard. This is fun.
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Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.
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When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world (the world of fixed traits) success is about proving you’re smart or talented. Validating yourself. In the other (the world of changing qualities) it’s about stretching yourself to learn something new. Developing yourself.
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