Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck · Carol S. Dweck
Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck presents her research contrasting fixed and growth mindsets, the belief that ability is innate versus developable. Covers effects on achievement, praise, parenting, teaching, sport and relationships, and how to recognise fixed-mindset thinking and shift it.
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