Mindset The New Psychology Of Success Summary

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The book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, is written by carol Dweck. Dweck is a professor at of Psychology at Stanford University, where Dweck and her colleague’s research have found a simple belief in ourselves in how we think and act on people and ourselves. Mindset explains why brains and talents don’t bring success. Or how teaching a simple idea to the brain to raise your grades up and productivity. What parents, CEO’S, teachers, and athletes know and do. It also explains how to improve your relationships. Carol Dweck explains two mindsets that people have, the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. In a Fixed mindset people believe their basic qualities, like their talent and intelligence are just simple traits. They rather want

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