Edison was not a loner. For the invention of the lightbulb, he had thirty assistants, including well-trained scientists, often working around the clo… - Carol S. Dweck

I’ve noticed and interesting thing. When some star players are interviewed after a game, they say we, they are part of the team and they think of themselves that way. When others are interviewed, they say I and they refer to their teammates as something apart from themselves - as people who are privileged to participate in their greatness.

This low-effort syndrome is often seen as a way that adolescents assert their independence from adults, but it is also a way that students with the fixed mindset protect themselves. They view the adults as saying, “Now we will measure you and see what you’ve got.” And they are answering, “No you won’t.” John Holt, the great educator, says that these are the games all human beings play when others are sitting in judgment of them.

If you’re somebody when you’re successful, what are you when you’re unsuccessful?