Scott Sunderland
@scottsunderland
Scott Sunderland
The people who had learned the growth mindset persevered through the rough spots and stalemates to gain more favorable outcomes.
Dr Carol Dweck • Mindset
philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.
Oprah Winfrey & Arthur C. Brooks • Build the Life You Want
So we might as well live life as if—as the poet Rumi put it—everything is rigged in our favor.16
Arianna Huffington • Thrive
Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed.... See more
David Foster Wallace,
Nix 🕊 • carry yourself lightly
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
Mozart labored for more than ten years until he produced any work that we admire
Dr Carol Dweck • Mindset
a “genius with a thousand helpers” model. Instead of building an extraordinary management team like the good-to-great companies, they operated on the fixed-mindset premise that great geniuses do not need great teams.
Dr Carol Dweck • Mindset
Athletes with a growth mindset find success in learning and improving, not just winning. The more you can do this, the more rewarding sports will be for you—and for those who play them with you!
Dr Carol Dweck • Mindset
Becoming is better than being