“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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail —… — 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
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
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
“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
“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
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
“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
“tune in to the messages you’re sending. Are they messages that say: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them? Or are they messages… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation? — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes. — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than… — Carol S. Dweck 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. Not just… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
