When you face feedback and constructive criticism, does it feel like a personal attack on your worth? When your progress hits a roadblock, are you turned off and filled with defeat? Do you find ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why is it so hard to stay consistent with our goals and follow through successfully? Some of the most popular reasons for this is a lack of motivation and willpower, but there’s something else we ...

“People often don’t learn the skills they need or use the skills they have,” psychologist Carol Dweck writes in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. In other words, we stagnate. We stop ...

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 ...

This week one of my clients referred to herself as “such a terrible procrastinator“. Her tone was filled with doubt about the likelihood that she would achieve her next-level goals. This is a woman ...

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 ...