The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids, from Po Bronson, no date given, via New York Magazine

Citation added: April 2nd, 2008, 7:35 pm
3900 words reviewing the experimental psychological evidence against self-esteem and particularly praise for innate abilities; praise for being smart often translates into timidity and lack of persistence, citing Carol Dweck's work at Columbia with Lisa B
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The Effort Effect: According to a Stanford psychologist, you'll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble, from Marina Krakovsky, 2007-03, via Stanford Magazine

Citation added: May 18th, 2007, 1:00 am
3000 words about Carol Dweck's research on how people do better (at tasks requiring intelligence, morality, or talent) when they believe they can change, that their performance isn't predetermined by their innate ability.
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