In 2015, after several years of sound research with various groups including kindergarten children, Carol Dweck wrote a seminal paper about the growth mindset. She suggested that people with a growth mindset (relative to a fixed mindset) can perform better and achieve higher outcomes in each activity. People with a fixed mindset relate failure to a self-fulfilling prophecy that they have limited abilities and talent. Approach to learningIndividuals with a growth mindset focus on what and how they can learn. Celebrating successThose with a fixed mindset often see successful people as threats and reinforce their self-limiting abilities.

Source: The Star July 24, 2021 22:30 UTC