With that said, certain kinds of compliments can be more beneficial than others, especially long-term. Those compliments are growth mindset-focused. Not only can they help a child feel good in the ...

As more and more Americans report feeling dissatisfied in their work, Yale psychologist Amy Wrzesniewski offers an ...

My goal isn’t to provoke or be a contrarian. If this post upsets you, because you are passionate about the virtues of having a growth mindset, you should consider the possibility that your mindset may ...

“Growth mindset” refers to the belief that one’s intelligence, abilities, and talent can grow over time, as opposed to remaining the same, in a “fixed” mindset. It’s part of embracing changes in the ...

Some years ago, as I passed through the Center for Teaching and Learning at the private college where I’d been asked to give a workshop for faculty on writing and publishing, I saw a big stack of ...

Growing interest in teaching “grit” or “growth mindset” is a hopeful sign. It reflects an increasing awareness that richer, deeper learning can flow from having students struggle with a challenging ...

From record-breaking Olympians like Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles to entrepreneurs like Oprah Winfrey or Steve Jobs, some ...

Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed ...

A lot has been written and said about what's known as the growth mindset—its importance and how to cultivate it. But there is a difference between what empirical research findings tell us about the ...

The irony of accounting training runs deep: While we master complex regulations and ever-changing standards, this very expertise can create resistance to growth. Our profession's focus on precision ...