Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Did I do it for the success, or did I do it because I thought the effort itself was valid?

Change can be tough, but I’ve never heard anyone say it wasn’t worth it.

Malcolm Gladwell, the author and New Yorker writer, has suggested that as a society we value natural, effortless accomplishment over achievement through effort. We endow our heroes with superhuman abilities that led them inevitably toward their greatness.

“I think I learned that I can play here.”

Most often people believe that the “gift” is the ability itself.

The idea of trying and still failing—of leaving yourself without excuses—is the worst fear within the fixed mindset,

Every time I get that critique, I tell myself, ‘Oh, that’s their job,’ and I get to work immediately on my job.

Is someone in your life trying to tell you something you’re refusing to hear? Step into the growth mindset and listen again.

Many people think of the brain as a mystery. They don’t know much about intelligence and how it works. When they do think about what intelligence is, many people believe that a person is born either smart, average, or dumb—and stays that way for life. But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you