Author: Carol S. Dweck

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Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and self-improvement.

Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and self-improvement.

- Carol S. Dweck

When I went into psychology, there were very few women.

When I went into psychology, there were very few women.

- Carol S. Dweck

Unproductive effort is never a good thing.

Unproductive effort is never a good thing.

- Carol S. Dweck

Some students start thinking of their intelligence as something fixed, as carved in stone. They worry about, 'Do I have enough? Don't I have enough?'

Some students start thinking of their intelligence as something fixed, as carved in stone. They worry about, 'Do I have enough? Don't I have enough?'

- Carol S. Dweck

Chinese culture is already telling children to work hard. That's not growth mindset because they're working hard for the product, not for the growth or the joy of learning.

Chinese culture is already telling children to work hard. That's not growth mindset because they're working hard for the product, not for the growth or the joy of learning.

- Carol S. Dweck

Males and females can both have a fixed mindset about math and science, but it hurts girls more because they are on the negative end of the stereotype.

Males and females can both have a fixed mindset about math and science, but it hurts girls more because they are on the negative end of the stereotype.

- Carol S. Dweck

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