Alicia Elizondo

Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brains capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.

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