Huberman Lab Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance
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Apr 15, 2024 
Dr. David Yeager, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, Austin, shares insights on the growth mindset and its transformative power. He discusses how adopting positive interpretations of stress can enhance performance and motivation. Yeager highlights the importance of a sense of purpose in achieving goals and how effective mentorship can foster growth in others. He also explores the collective 'contribution mindset,' which prioritizes the impact on others over personal gain, paving the way for personal and communal growth.
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Growth Mindset Definition
- Growth mindset is the belief that abilities can change with support, not that anything is possible with effort.
- This belief reduces stress from the idea of static abilities.
Growth Mindset Intervention Impact
- Short growth mindset interventions, lasting around 50 minutes total, have shown lasting effects on student performance.
- Field experiments found that the intervention improved grades and math class enrollment years later.
Defensiveness vs. Remediation
- A study by David Neusbaum and Carol Dweck examined how people with different mindsets react to failure.
- Fixed mindset individuals look down on others, while growth mindset individuals seek improvement strategies from top performers.