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Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor... show more

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.
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Birth date: October 17, 1946
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bossyfemme
bossyfemme rated it 6 years ago
The ideas here are solid but there are way too many lengthy examples about "impressive" people that left me cold. Read this with one of my departments at work.
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 6 years ago
(original review, 2006)Following the footsteps of some who is great in order to be great is moronic. Only talentless fools would look to do the same as others to be successful. The only way to succeed is by doing what you love and get obsessed by it. You will be working over 100 hours a week, and yo...
Brahabria's Books
Brahabria's Books rated it 9 years ago
Good Read, it gives a very simple way to autoanalize your thoughts and actions. I'll recommend it to my friends!
Something to Ponder
Something to Ponder rated it 10 years ago
This book was a recommendation from my son. The beginning of the book was a bit tough to get into; but the further along I got with the reading the better the information and the more that I could relate to it. We can all have fix and growth mindsets in different areas; yet it is the growth mindset...
gdpruitt
gdpruitt rated it 11 years ago
I thought I was getting a book on cognitive psychology for a general audience and wound up with self-help dreck. The title was repellant but glowing references from other books and positive reviews from seemingly smart.. oops... seemingly hard working people induced me to bite. Dweck's theory se...
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