Some years ago, as I passed through the Center for Teaching and Learning at the private college where I’d been asked to give a workshop for faculty on writing and publishing, I saw a big stack of ...

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Author and entrepreneur Evan Carmichael wrote: “If there is something in common between the world's highly successful entrepreneurs ... it is their winning mindsets.” But what really do we mean by ...

How you see growth and change can dictate how successful you will be in life, how you navigate challenging situations, and whether or not you have the ability to pivot when necessary. And it all comes ...

Teaching students the science of how their brains change over time can help them see intelligence as something they can develop, rather than innate and unchangeable, finds a new analysis of 10 ...

A lot has been written and said about what's known as the growth mindset—its importance and how to cultivate it. But there is a difference between what empirical research findings tell us about the ...

This week’s question is: What exactly is meant by a growth mindset, what might be common misconceptions about it, and what could it look like in the classroom? Part One in this series features ...

Kaitlin Gallagher is a PhD Candidate specializing in Biomechanics in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo in Canada, and a permanent author for GradHacker. You can follow her on ...

There are enviable individuals who acquire skills and knowledge effortlessly, others are more orderly and achievement-focused than are their peers, and still others who exhibit unusual talents. While ...

Is it possible that what you believe about yourself can have an impact on whether you succeed or fail? It seems that beliefs play a crucial role in determining achievement and success. Henry Ford said ...