Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Carol S. Dweck
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Carol S. Dweck
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 17
Educator
Psychologist
Researcher
University Teacher
Carol Dweck
C. S. Dweck
C S Dweck
C. Dweck
C Dweck
Dweck
Dweck C
Dweck C.
Dweck C. S.
Dweck CS
Carol Susan Dweck
Something
Wise
Things
Effort
Life
Means
Care
Giving
Meaning
Mean
Gives
Important
Growth
Work
Willing
More quotes by Carol S. Dweck
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.
Carol S. Dweck
Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes.
Carol S. Dweck
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
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
What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation?
Carol S. Dweck
The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.
Carol S. Dweck
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.'
Carol S. Dweck
Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
Carol S. Dweck
Becoming is better than being
Carol S. Dweck
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
Carol S. Dweck
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
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.
Carol S. Dweck
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
The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.
Carol S. Dweck
This is hard. This is fun.
Carol S. Dweck
Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.
Carol S. Dweck
Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?
Carol S. Dweck
You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.
Carol S. Dweck
Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
Carol S. Dweck
What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?
Carol S. Dweck
