scientists are learning that people have more capacity for lifelong learning and brain development than they ever thought. - Carol S. Dweck

For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.

NASA thought so. When they were soliciting applications for astronauts, they rejected people with pure histories of success and instead selected people who had had significant failures and bounced back from them.

remarkable thing I’ve learned from my research is that in the growth mindset, you don’t always need confidence. What I mean is that even when you think you’re not good at something, you can still plunge into it wholeheartedly and stick to it. Actually, sometimes you plunge into something because you’re not good at it.