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Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance

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🆙Growth Mindset: Choose Improvement Over Comparison - Look Up

When faced with failure, individuals with a fixed mindset tend to compare themselves to those performing worse to boost their self-esteem, while those with a growth mindset seek inspiration and strategies from high achievers to improve. This difference in perspective highlights a critical choice: one can either look down to feel better about oneself or look up to find ways to grow. This reflects a broader societal tendency to cope with setbacks by either disparaging others or committing to self-improvement. Embracing openness and a willingness to learn from those who excel fosters true personal development, a mindset that is important to encourage, especially in youth facing academic challenges.

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