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Carol Dweck writes Mindset: The new psychology of success that people generally take one of two ways of approaching the world: a culture of growth or a fixed mindset. If you have a fixed mindset you believe "that their qualities are carved in stone." If you have a growth mindset believe that their "basic qualities are things that can be cultivated through their efforts." (Holt, 2009, 12)

Dweck ideas echo those of Martin Seligman in his classic book Learned Optimism: How to change your mind and your life. "The habits of thought," Seligman writes, "need not be forever. ...