Fitness Quote by Carol S. Dweck

“When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they’re special. Even superior.”

— Carol S. Dweck

I teach a freshman seminar every year, and we delve very, very deeply into their mindsets. They read scientific articles, but we also focus…

— Carol S. Dweck

Everyone is a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets. You could have a predominant growth mindset in an area, but there can still be…

— Carol S. Dweck

“Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.”

— Carol S. Dweck

While training is important to fine-tune one's skill set, in my case, the exhaustive theatre experience and the grind of rehearsals ensured an easy…

— Wamiqa Gabbi

“A fixed mindset causes people to fear failure; they don’t want to try anything that might damage their current sense of ability and intelligence.…

— David Sturt

“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 artistic or…

— Valerie Young

“Building your and other capacity to be an active learner requires a growth mindset, which is the belief that people's basic qualities can be…

— Kouzes/Posner

My job, as I've said, is to break down sectionalism, vested interests and a fixed mindset of merely following precedents, so that I'm not…

— Yoshihide Suga

Maybe you don't know how to do something at work. Instead of asking the boss or seeking someone as a mentor, you might not…

— Carol S. Dweck

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 new things.

— 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…

— Carol S. Dweck