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I've always been interested, since graduate school, in why some children wilt and shrink back from challenges and give up in the face of obstacles, while others avidly seek challenges and become even more invested in the face of obstacles. So this has been my primary question for over 40 years.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: obstacles, challenges, children, face

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Unproductive effort is never a good thing.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: thing, never, effort, good
One very common thing is that often very brilliant children stop working because they're praised so often that it's what they want to live as - brilliant - not as someone who ever makes mistakes. It really stunts their motivation.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: stop, mistakes, live, children
We say women have made great strides: in biology, in many areas of chemistry, in many places, women are now the majority of medical students. But when I began my career, that wasn't the case. There were very strong stereotypes in biology and medicine.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: strong, medical, great, women
We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than they might think.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: saying, think, people, work
The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.
— Carol S. Dweck
Tags: right, wrong, behavior, praise
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