More and more research is suggesting that, far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and dynamic thing that changes over the life span and is shaped by experience.
Becoming is better than being.
We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.
Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.
What did you try hard at today?
Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.
You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.
Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.
Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.
I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.
What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I’m in this situation?
Research shows that normal young children misbehave every three minutes.
It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way, keep the growth mindset in your thoughts. Then, when you bump up against obstacles, you can turn to it. It will always be there for you, showing you a path into the future.
This is hard. This is fun.
Don’t judge. Teach. It’s a learning process.
Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.
Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?
The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner’s development and have them encourage yours.
Wow, that’s a really good score. You must have worked really hard.
A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.