Nudge

Is growth mindset training a waste of time?

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Oct 17, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Resilience Training Backlash

  • People often resent resilience training because it blames individuals for problems caused by toxic environments.
  • Resilience training is used by organizations as a way to avoid addressing systemic workplace stress.
INSIGHT

Growth Mindset's Weak Evidence

  • Growth mindset is extremely popular but original research by Carol Dweck struggles to be replicated.
  • Its effects are small and overshadowed by bigger factors like household income on academic success.
INSIGHT

Grit and Resilience Doubts

  • Research shows grit’s effect on outcomes is overstated and resilience training often yields no morale or mindset benefit.
  • These popular concepts have slim evidential support despite wide adoption.
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