A belief in flexible intelligence

[image error]The Chronicle of Higher Education has an excellent piece about psychologist Carol Dweck's work which has highlighted how what you believe about intelligence has an effect on how you perform.

Dwecks's work has garnered a great deal of attention and her main findings have suggested that children praised for their 'hard work' do significantly better when challenged with difficult problem that those who are told that they are 'intelligent'.

The Chronicle article is a fantastic update to some of...