Sal talks with Stanford Professor Carol Dweck about her research on the Growth Mindset.
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Oliver Sacks on Manipulating the Brain.
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Growth mindset is the belief that personal characteristics can be changed. Growth mindset of athletic ability refers to the belief that physical/athletic skills and talents can be grown and developed through effort and learning.
Everything you think, feel, and do is based on stuff that's happening in your brain. This means that by changing what happens in our brain, we can affect every other process in our lives. Here's how to use the power of "positive neuroplasticity" to change your brain for good.
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Having a growth mindset has been the main message of all personal development for over 1000 years. Here are my suggestions: 1. Believe in your ability to figure things out. 2. Question your assumptions 3. Create your own curriculum for growth 4. Honor the struggle
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