LearningMindsetCarol Dweck
Editorial guide•English edition
Mindset
A framework for how beliefs about ability can influence effort, feedback, persistence and learning behavior.
Why it matters
Treating performance as evidence of a fixed identity can make useful difficulty feel threatening.
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Core ideas
What is worth remembering after you close the page
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Ability can develop
Skills are not infinitely malleable, but many improve substantially through practice and strategy.
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Process praise matters
Rewarding effective effort and adaptation encourages better learning behavior than protecting an identity.
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Feedback is information
Criticism becomes more useful when separated from self-worth.
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Turn it into action
Three things to test today
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Replace one 'I am bad at this' statement with a skill-specific diagnosis.
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Ask for one piece of actionable feedback.
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Track strategy changes, not just outcomes, for a week.
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