“When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they’re special. Even… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Fixed mindset worries in the nest and the growth mindset dances on the edge.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
Males and females can both have a fixed mindset about math and science, but it hurts girls more because they are on… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.” — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
With a fixed mindset, you're so worried about how smart or talented you are, you don't take on challenges. You don't try… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness gives freedom from negative and fixed mindset to positive and growth mindset.” — Amit Ray Copy Share Image
“Fixed mindset. If I have to work hard, it makes me feel like I’m not smart. Growth mindset. The harder I work,… — Matt Anderson Copy Share Image
Maybe you don't know how to do something at work. Instead of asking the boss or seeking someone as a mentor, you… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“What's more, it's not as though the fixed mindset wants to leave gracefully. If the fixed mindset has been controlling your internal… — Carol Dweck Copy Share Image
There is a long history of research showing that people are overconfident about their abilities. But it turns out that people in… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail —… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Negative underachievers, like hidden gems and energy drainers, often harbour an inferiority complex due to a lack of faith in their abilities… — Asuni LadyZeal Copy Share Image
“Building your and other capacity to be an active learner requires a growth mindset, which is the belief that people's basic qualities… — Kouzes/Posner Copy Share Image
“The parent who praises a child’s accomplishment by saying, ‘You studied hard!’ promotes a growth mindset. The parent who says, ‘Look at… — Susan David Copy Share Image
“People with a fixed mindset fear failure as they believe it makes their innate limitations visible to others, whereas those with a… — Jez Humble Copy Share Image
“A fixed mindset causes people to fear failure; they don’t want to try anything that might damage their current sense of ability… — David Sturt Copy Share Image
“After seven experiments with hundreds of children, we had some of the clearest findings I’ve ever seen: Praising children’s intelligence harms their… — Carol Dweck Copy Share Image
“People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“What to say instead: “You really worked hard” What should Ethan’s parents have done? Research reveals a simple solution. Rather than praising… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“To the fixed-mindset person, intelligence and skill are seen as a sum game. Either you can do math or you can’t. You’re… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
“If you ask me, too many men have a fixed mindset about sex. They believe they're pretty much born instinctively knowing everything… — Lynn Red Copy Share Image
“Imagine that you start with the assumption that we live in a world of limited possibilities. You have a fixed mindset, a… — Mike Cernovich Copy Share Image
“What on earth would make someone a nonlearner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Infants stretch their skills daily.… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Ethan’s parents constantly told him how brainy he was. “You’re so smart! You can do anything, Ethan. We are so proud of… — John Medina Copy Share Image
My job, as I've said, is to break down sectionalism, vested interests and a fixed mindset of merely following precedents, so that… — Yoshihide Suga Copy Share Image
When there's a setback, someone with a fixed mindset will start thinking, 'Maybe I don't have what it takes?' They may get… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
We're finding that many parents endorse a growth mindset, but they still respond to their children's errors, setbacks or failures as though… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
You try something, it doesn't work, and maybe people even criticize you. In a fixed mindset, you say, 'I tried this, it's… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Everyone is a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets. You could have a predominant growth mindset in an area, but there can… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
I teach a freshman seminar every year, and we delve very, very deeply into their mindsets. They read scientific articles, but we… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“In summary, people who believe in fixed traits feel an urgency to succeed, and when they do, they may feel more than… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
I grew up in an environment that promoted a very fixed mindset. It was an era that worshipped IQ and thought that… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it (and sometimes… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“Iacocca lived the fixed mindset. Although he started out loving the car business and having breakthrough ideas, his need to prove his… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, they develop a fixed mindset that they're the most talented, and they think that continued success is a right. Problems arise… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
When someone endorses a fixed mindset, it can limit them, even if they're successful at the moment, because if they start struggling… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
