Carol S. Dweck Quotes


Did I win? Did I lose? Those are the wrong questions. The correct question is: Did I make my best effort?” If so, he says, “You may be outscored but you will never lose.


Citations

Dweck, Carol S. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House, 2006, p. 206.

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Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck
  • Born: October 17, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Educator

Carol Susan Dweck is an American psychologist. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Dweck is known for her work on mindset. She was on the faculty at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the University of Illinois before joining the Stanford University faculty in 2004. She is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.