Carol Dweck is the author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Tim Cavey.

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On the Fundamental Difference Between Mindsets

  1. On Mindsets and Motivation: Carol Dweck: "We found that students’ mindsets—how they perceive their abilities—played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  2. On Intelligence Up for Judgment: Carol Dweck: "From their more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment and they failed." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  3. On the Tyranny of Now: Carol Dweck: "Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  4. On the Grade Not Yet: Carol Dweck: "But if you get the grade “Not Yet” you understand that you’re on a learning curve." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  5. On the Growth Mindset: Carol Dweck: "This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts, your strategies, and help from others." — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.
  6. On Believing Intelligence Can Be Developed: Carol Dweck: "Students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset)." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  7. On Loving a Challenge: Carol Dweck: "They said things like, “I love a challenge,” or, “You know, I was hoping this would be informative." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  8. On Passion for Learning: Carol Dweck: "You can see how the belief that cherished qualities can be developed creates a passion for learning. Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?" — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.
  9. On Stretching Yourself: Carol Dweck: "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." — timcavey.ca/2017/08/20/29-essential-quotes-from-mindset-the-new-psychology-of-su.
  10. On Being a Mixture: Carol Dweck: "Let’s acknowledge that (1) we’re all a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets, (2) we will probably always be, and (3) if we want to move closer to a growth mindset in our thoughts and practices, we need to stay in touch with our fixed-mindset thoughts and deeds." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).

On Effort, Challenge, and Failure

  1. On Effort Not Being the Only Thing: Carol Dweck: "Certainly, effort is key for students’ achievement, but it’s not the only thing." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  2. On Effort as a Means to an End: Carol Dweck: "We also need to remember that effort is a means to an end to the goal of learning and improving." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  3. On Effort as a Bad Thing: Carol Dweck: "In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure, means you're not smart or talented. If you were, you wouldn't need effort. In the other world, effort is what makes you smart or talented." — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.
  4. On Processing the Error: Carol Dweck: "They engage deeply. They process the error. They learn from it and they correct it." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  5. On Trying New Strategies: Carol Dweck: "Students need to try new strategies and seek input from others when they’re stuck." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  6. On Trying Versus Learning: Carol Dweck: "It’s good that the students tried, but it’s not good that they’re not learning." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  7. On the Words Yet and Not Yet: Carol Dweck: "Just the words “YET” or “NOT YET,” we’re finding, give kids greater confidence, give them a path into the future that creates greater persistence." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  8. On Rewarding Effort, Strategy and Progress: Carol Dweck: "In this game, students were rewarded for effort, strategy and progress." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  9. On Forming New Connections: Carol Dweck: "Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn." — timcavey.ca/2017/08/20/29-essential-quotes-from-mindset-the-new-psychology-of-su.

On Praise and Parenting

  1. On the Gift for Children: Carol Dweck: "If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, seek new strategies, and keep on learning." — timcavey.ca/2017/08/20/29-essential-quotes-from-mindset-the-new-psychology-of-su.
  2. On Praising Wisely: Carol Dweck: "First of all, we can praise wisely, not praising intelligence or talent." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  3. On Praising the Process: Carol Dweck: "But praising the process that kids engage in: their effort, their strategies, their focus, their perseverance, their improvement." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  4. On Getting Smarter: Carol Dweck: "In one study, we taught them that every time they push out of their comfort zone to learn something new and difficult, the neurons in their brain can form new, stronger connections, and over time they can get smarter." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  5. On Process Praise: Carol Dweck: "This process praise creates kids who are hardy and resilient." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  6. On Unlocking Learning: Carol Dweck: "Teachers who understand the growth mindset do everything in their power to unlock that learning." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  7. On Parents Reacting to Mistakes: Carol Dweck: "My advisee and research collaborator Kyla Haimovitz and I are finding many parents who endorse a growth mindset, but react to their children’s mistakes as though they are problematic or harmful, rather than helpful." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  8. On Praising Brains and Talent: Carol Dweck: "Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn't work, and in fact has the opposite effect." — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.

On Learning and Achievement

  1. On Not Turning Kids Loose: Carol Dweck: "It’s not that you give kids a growth mindset and then turn them loose" — Carol Dweck on Nurturing Students’ Growth Mindsets Through Protest and Pandemic (Education Week, quoting Dweck).
  2. On Rewarding Right Now: Carol Dweck: "The usual math game rewards you for getting answers right right now, but this game rewarded process." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  3. On Focusing on the Process of Learning: Carol Dweck: "Finally, we found that having children focus on the process that leads to learning (like hard work or trying new strategies) could foster a growth mindset and its benefits." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  4. On a Harlem Kindergarten: Carol Dweck: "In one year, a kindergarten class in Harlem, New York scored in the 95th percentile on the National Achievement Test." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  5. On Running From Difficulty: Carol Dweck: "And in study after study, they have run from difficulty." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  6. On Doing Something Without Training: Carol Dweck: "Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn't mean that others can't do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training." — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.
  7. On Speed and Perfection: Carol Dweck: "Speed and perfection are the enemy of difficult learning" — timcavey.ca/2017/08/20/29-essential-quotes-from-mindset-the-new-psychology-of-su.
  8. On Wasting Lives: Carol Dweck: "Let’s not waste any more lives, because once we know that abilities are capable of such growth, it becomes a basic human right for children, all children, to live in places that create that growth, to live in places filled with YET." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).

On Personal Growth and Relationships

  1. On a Growth-Mindset Stance Toward Educators: Carol Dweck: "My colleagues and I are taking a growth-mindset stance toward our message to educators." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  2. On Portraying People as Mixtures: Carol Dweck: "Maybe we talked too much about people having one mindset or the other, rather than portraying people as mixtures." — Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ (Education Week opinion by Carol Dweck).
  3. On Rebuilding the World: Carol Dweck: "Again, maybe our most important role is getting them ready to take on the mantle of rebuilding the world, not as it was but rebuilding it as something better." — Carol Dweck on Nurturing Students’ Growth Mindsets Through Protest and Pandemic (Education Week, quoting Dweck).
  4. On Changing Mindsets: Carol Dweck: "And we can actually change students’ mindsets." — The Power of Believing That You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (TED talk transcript, The Singju Post).
  5. On Seeing Things in a New Way: Carol Dweck: "Mindset change is not about picking up a few pointers here and there. It's about seeing things in a new way." — 29 Essential Quotes from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Tim Cavey.
  6. On Cultures That Support Growth: Carol Dweck: "We have to create cultures that support them in using the growth mindset for growth of competence." — Carol Dweck on Nurturing Students’ Growth Mindsets Through Protest and Pandemic (Education Week, quoting Dweck).
  7. On Focusing on Learning and Improvement: Carol Dweck: "Parents can understand what kids are going through, understand how hard it is to stay engaged. Put the focus on the learning and improvement" — Carol Dweck on Nurturing Students’ Growth Mindsets Through Protest and Pandemic (Education Week, quoting Dweck).
  8. On False Growth Mindset Practices: Carol Dweck: "It’s especially important not to use false growth mindset practices that put the onus on the student" — Carol Dweck on Nurturing Students’ Growth Mindsets Through Protest and Pandemic (Education Week, quoting Dweck).
  9. On Choosing Your Mindset: Carol Dweck: "Think about what you want to look back and say. Then choose your mindset." — timcavey.ca/2017/08/20/29-essential-quotes-from-mindset-the-new-psychology-of-su.

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