Effort is one of those things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.

More and more research is suggesting that, far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and dynamic thing that changes over the life span and is shaped by experience.

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

Wow, that's a really good score. You must have worked really hard.

The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.

In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I'm going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here's a chance to grow.

Becoming is better than being