I have never heard of Carol Dweck or the growth mindset before. I really appreciated how in her TED Talk she said in the beginning that instead of praising intelligence or talent, praise their resilience and their perseverance. Going to school is not easy and it is even harder to excel in it. I could have all of the smarts and talent in the world and still feel like it wasn't enough. I'm thankful that my parents constantly told me how proud they were of me but knew when to humble me and take me out of my comfort zone. Because of this I always had the "growth mindset" instead of the "fixed mindset" and I knew how to process and learn from my mistakes in order to grow from them. Not only academically, but in my every day life as well.
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