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Carol Dweck: The Effort Effect

Found via Guy Kawasaki’s blog, here’s a recent essay - The Effort Effect - published in the Stanford Magazine. It profiles the research work done by psychologist Carol Dweck:

Through more than three decades of systematic research, she has been figuring out answers to why some people achieve their potential while equally talented others don’t—why some become Muhammad Ali and others Mike Tyson. The key, she found, isn’t ability; it’s whether you look at ability as something inherent that needs to be demonstrated or as something that can be developed.

Here’s a model of the “growth” mind-set versus the “fixed” mind-set. And if you have kids, check out the notes on the sidebar.

You can also listen to an interview with Dr. Dweck here:

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    2 Responses to “Carol Dweck: The Effort Effect”

    1. Mary-Louise Says:
      March 15th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

      I work for Guy Kawasaki. Thanks for the link to Guy’s blog posting: “The Effort Effect!”

      Mary-Louise

      http://blog.guykawasaki.com/

    2. Vijay Says:
      March 17th, 2007 at 11:34 am

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