Carol S. Dweck – American psychologist, Stanford professor, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Known for the theory of fixed vs growth mindset, influencing education, business, sports, and personal development worldwide.
📖 Carol S. Dweck is one of the most cited living psychologists, especially in educational and motivational research. 🏫 She is a Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, previously taught at Columbia and Harvard. 🧠 Her core concept divides thinking into fixed mindset and growth mindset, shaping how people face challenges. 📘 Mindset (2006) has sold millions of copies and is translated into over 40 languages. 🏀 Her research influenced elite sports teams, including NBA coaches and Olympic trainers. 🏢 Many Fortune 500 companies use growth-mindset training in leadership and HR practices. 🎓 Schools in the US, UK, and Asia have built full curricula around her methods of “yet” instead of “can’t.” 🔍 Dweck warns against “false growth mindset,” when people use the term as a slogan without changing behaviour. 💡 She argues that praise should focus on effort, strategy, and progress, not innate talent. 🏅 In 2019 she received the Yidan Prize for Education Research, often called the “Nobel Prize in Education.” 😂 Fun fact: Dweck says even she catches herself slipping into a fixed mindset – “the mindset work never ends.” 🤣 Teachers joke that after reading Mindset, they stop saying “You’re smart” and start saying “Nice neurons, keep growing.”