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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

2006Modern psychology & self-helpContemporary (1950 – today)Carol S. DweckBook

Carol S. Dweck's book, published in 2006, on the difference between a 'fixed' mindset, which sees ability as set, and a 'growth' mindset, which sees it as something that can be developed.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset_(book)

Quotes (1)

“People with a growth mindset believe their abilities can be developed through effort and learning.”
— Carol S. Dweck, Mindset (2006): summary of the idea via Wikipedia (paraphrase, not a direct quote)
Watch on YouTube: The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck ↗Carol Dweck discusses this idea
ProbablesourceMaxim: Ability grows with effort; measure yourself against who you were yesterday.