The right time to measure the impact of growth mindset is not a year later, but it might be seven years after someone's been through several cycles. A Yale student has found that many parents instinctively intervene when their child struggles with difficult things like homework. Angela Davis and her colleagues at character lab help scientists run experiments and surveys with students in schools all over the country.
What does it take to persevere and succeed, not just in our careers but in all aspects of our lives? For psychologist Angela Duckworth, the answer can be summed up in one concept: grit. She explains the ingredients in grit and the experiences that make one person persist where another gives up — and offers concrete steps to instill grit early in life and sustain it.
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