
Ep269 - Carol Dweck | The Growth Mindset
Talks at Google
The Self Esteem Movement
In the 19 nineties, the self esteem movement took over the world. This was 't motivate them and boost their achievement. And our search showed telling people they're smart actually backfires. It makes them afraid of challenges. The whole currency is built around smart. But having a fixed mind set led you to be afraid of challenges that might unmask your deficiencies. You don't want other people to think you were stupid. Having this growth mind set made you think why waste my time looking smart when i caln be getting smarter? And i'd do that through on challenges. Now, groxmites, it doesn't mean everyone's the same, that they don't differ in
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