The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.

...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don't tell you where a student could end up.

Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?