Quotes from Carol S. Dweck

Sin embargo, había algo respecto a lo que era tajante: no toleraba a la gente que la hacía sentirse mal consigo misma.

busca la crítica constructiva.

The growth mindset is the belief that abilities can be cultivated. But it doesn't tell you how much change is possible or how long change will take. And it doesn't mean that everything , like preferences or values, can be changed.

Es tentador crear un mundo en el que somos perfectos (¡ah!, recuerdo ese sentimiento de la escuela elemental). Podemos escoger pareja, hacer amigos o contratar a gente que nos haga sentir infalibles. Pero piénsalo: ¿acaso no quieres crecer nunca? La próxima vez que te tiente rodearte de adoradores, ve a la iglesia. Para todo lo demás, busca la crítica constructiva.

How can one belief lead to all this—the love of challenge, belief in effort, resilience in the face of setbacks, and greater (more creative!) success? In the chapters that follow, you'll see exactly how this happens: how the mindsets change what people strive for and what they see as success. How they change the definition, significance, and impact of failure. And how they change the deepest meaning of effort.

failure has been transformed from an action (I failed) to an identity (I am a failure). This is especially true in the fixed mindset.

even when you think you're not good at something, you can still plunge into it wholeheartedly and stick to it. Actually, sometimes you plunge into something because you're not good at it. This is a wonderful feature of the growth mindset. You don't have to think you're already great at something to want to do it and to enjoy doing it.

Many of these comparison companies operated on what Collins calls a "genius with a thousand helpers" model. Instead of building an extraordinary management team like the good-to-great companies, they operated on the fixed-mindset premise that great geniuses do not need great teams. They just need little helpers to carry out their brilliant ideas.

Instead of letting the experience define him, he took control of it.

growth mindset doesn't force you to pursue something. It just tells you that you can develop your skills. It's still up to you whether you want

When people feel deeply judged by a rejection, their impulse is to feel bad about themselves and to lash out in bitterness. They have been cruelly reduced and they wish to reduce in turn.

If you have room on your mirror, copy them over and tape them there, too.

Somebodies are not determined by whether they won or lost. Somebodies are people who go for it with all they have.

confidence is more fragile since setbacks and even effort can undermine it.

Every lapse doesn't spell doom. It's like anything else in the growth mindset. It's a reminder that you're an unfinished human being and a clue to how to do it better next time.

Por qué perder el tiempo demostrando una y otra vez lo bueno que eres, cuando podrías invertir esa energía en ser aún mejor? ¿Por qué ocultar las deficiencias, en lugar de superarlas? ¿Por qué rodearte solo de amigos o compañeros que alimenten tu autoestima en lugar de abrirte a otros que te reten a crecer? ¿Y por qué ir por el camino trillado en lugar de arriesgarte a vivir experiencias enriquecedoras?

Many females have a problem not only with stereotypes, it with other people's opinions of them in general. They trust them too much.

Bullies judge. Victims take it in. Sometimes it remains inside and can lead to depression and suicide. Sometimes it explodes into violence.

la timidez dañaba las interacciones sociales de quienes tenían mentalidad fija, pero no dañaba las de aquellos que tenían una mentalidad de crecimiento.

growth mindset—think about learning, challenge, confronting obstacles. Think about effort as a positive, constructive force, not as a big drag. Try it out.

Thriving on the Sure Thing Clearly, people with the growth mindset thrive when they're stretching themselves. When do people with the fixed mindset thrive? When things are safely within their grasp. If things get too challenging—when they're not feeling smart or talented—they lose interest.

Piensa qué te gustaría decir a ti, llegado el momento, y escoge tu mentalidad.

En lugar de sumergirse en una memorización irreflexiva del material del curso, repasaban cada tema hasta estar seguros de comprenderlo bien. Estudiaban para aprender, no para sacar un sobresaliente en el examen. Y precisamente por eso sacaron mejores notas, no porque fuesen más inteligentes o porque tuviesen una base más sólida en ciencias.

The problem was that these stories made it into an either–or. Either you have ability or you expend effort. And this is part of the fixed mindset. Effort is for those who don't have the ability. People with the fixed mindset tell us, "If you have to work at something, you must not be good at it." They add, "Things come easily to people who are true geniuses.