Carol S. Dweck
American psychologist and author on mindset, born 1946
13 quotes.
Quotes by Carol S. Dweck
- A growth mindset is about believing people can develop their abilities. It’s that simple.
- Becoming is better than being.
- Even in the growth mindset, failure can be a painful experience. But it doesn’t define you. It’s a problem to be faced, dealt with, and learned from.
- If you’re somebody when you’re successful, what are you when you’re unsuccessful?
- In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow.
- In the growth mindset, talent is something you build on and develop, not something you simply display to the world.
- It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.
- No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.
- 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.
- Those with the growth mindset found setbacks motivating. They’re informative. They’re a wake-up call.
- When do you feel smart: when you’re flawless or when you’re learning?
- Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
- You have to work hardest for the things you love most.