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The power of believing that you can improveCarol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.

person's capacities and talents can be improved over time.

A growth mindset is focused on self-improvement and more likely to persist in the face of challenges and "failures" because they will treat them as opportunities to grow rather than signs that their abilities are inadequate.

capacities cannot be meaningfully developed.

You were born with certain traits and a certain amount of intelligence and that’s that.

Abilities can grow and develop with effort

praise efforts not talent; praising ability can cause fear and avoidance to difficult challenges in academic, athletic, and emotional settings
teaching children to love challenges helps:

build/repair confidence
children become intrigued by their mistakes
children enjoy the effort they put into learning new strategies
children reflect on effort, progression, and improvement

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