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Leading research expert on motivation Dr. Carol Dweck talks about mindsets and how you can use them to fulfill your optimal potential. Carol discusses how a fixed mindset will hinder your performance ...

"Mindset" by Dr. Carol S. Dweck, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist, has been a powerful part of my philosophy on life -- both personally and professionally -- since discovering it ...

Catherine Good has experienced stereotype threat herself, although she didn’t know it at the time. She started her academic career in pure math, expecting to get a Ph.D. But somewhere along the way ...

Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s research on intelligence, motivation and achievement has changed the thinking of educators around the globe – and now it’s helping to drive a ...

Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford University and author of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” An interview with Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford University and author of Mindset: The New ...

The idea that math is a natural-born talent—that some people just “get it,” and others won’t no matter the time and effort put in—is a mentality that researchers and schools have been challenging for ...

Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck has become something of a cult figure in education and parenting circles. Her research into boosting student motivation has spawned a mini industry of ...