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The Growth Mindset. The power of "yet".
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The Growth Mindset
The power of "yet"
Treating ability as something built by effort, not fixed at birth.
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"I can't do algebra" and "I can't do algebra yet" are one word apart. That word changes a wall into a path. Carol Dweck studied students for decades. Those who believed ability could grow outperformed those who believed it was fixed, across every subject and age group.
- The brain forms new connections every time you practise something. Struggle is the signal that learning is happening.
- Fixed mindset says: I failed. Growth mindset says: I have not succeeded yet.
SourceDweck, Mindset (2006)
Neuroplasticity research, standard neuroscience
Neuroplasticity research, standard neuroscience
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Emotional Intelligence
Feelings carry information
Noticing feelings, naming them, and choosing what to do next.
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Self-Awareness
The skill behind every other skill
Noticing your own thoughts and actions while they are happening.
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The Negativity Bias
Why bad news sticks
The brain's habit of weighing bad news more heavily than good.
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