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…

— Carol S. Dweck

Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid,…

— Carol S. Dweck

“I think intelligence is something you have to work for … it isn’t just given to you….”

— Carol S. Dweck

“It’s the parents who respond to their children’s setbacks with interest and treat them as opportunities for learning who are transmitting a…

— Carol S. Dweck

Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes,

— Carol S. Dweck

“a fixed ability that needs to be proven, and a changeable ability that can be developed through learning.”

— Carol S. Dweck

Important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning.

— Carol S. Dweck

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

The loudest voices both in the U.S. and abroad often are those that preach hatred and exclusion. But hatred and exclusion will…

— Carol S. Dweck

Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control. They come to see themselves as in control of their success.…

— Carol S. Dweck

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.

— Carol S. Dweck

For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.…

— Carol S. Dweck

You don't know what your abilities are until you make a full commitment to developing them.

— Carol S. Dweck

Scholars are deeply gratified when their ideas catch on. And they are even more gratified when their ideas make a difference -…

— Carol S. Dweck

“I looked for themes and underlying principles across lectures,” and “I went over mistakes until I was certain I understood them.” They…

— Carol S. Dweck

This knowledge that you might have to really reorganize and redefine yourself and build new skills is really important.

— Carol S. Dweck

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

Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

— Carol S. Dweck

My undergraduates, at first, get all starry-eyed about the idea of finding their passion, but over time, they get far more excited…

— Carol S. Dweck

We found that process praise predicted the child's mindset and desire for challenge five years later.

— Carol S. Dweck

“All kids misbehave. Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes. Does it become an occasion for judgement of their…

— Carol S. Dweck

It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way…

— Carol S. Dweck

Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.

— Carol S. Dweck

“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

“Every lapse doesn’t spell doom. It’s like anything else in the growth mindset. It’s a reminder that you’re an unfinished human being…

— Carol S. Dweck