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You are mine. It hurts when I see other girls call you theirs. It kills me

— Anonymous

“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

When someone endorses a fixed mindset, it can limit them, even if they're successful at the moment, because if they start struggling and tumbling,…

— Carol S. Dweck

There is a long history of research showing that people are overconfident about their abilities. But it turns out that people in general are…

— Carol S. Dweck

We're finding that many parents endorse a growth mindset, but they still respond to their children's errors, setbacks or failures as though they're damaging…

— Carol S. Dweck

This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail — or if…

— 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. Not just…

— 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 over.' In…

— 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 defensive and…

— 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

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

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

— Carol S. Dweck