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If they were singled out by their coaches, it was not for unusual aptitude but unusual motivation. That motivation wasn’t innate; it tended to begin with a coach or teacher who made learning fun. “What any person in the world can learn, almost all persons can learn,” the lead psychologist concluded, “if provided with appropriate . . . conditions of

And yet, had I suffered from a fixed mindset, I would have resigned to fixed statements of existence: “I can’t dance and have no rhythm; I’m just a pasty white dude from the suburbs.” Fixed-mindset research has been well documented, studied, and proven. Carol Dweck, PhD, is the leading researcher in the field of motivation at Stanford University an

For those with the fixed mindset, success is about establishing their superiority, pure and simple.

Z poczuciem sprawczości ściśle powiązane jest przekonanie, że mamy wpływ na przyszłe wydarzenia. To przekonanie chroni nas przed wyuczoną bezradnością.

The theory of compensation that these figures supposedly exemplify begins with Alfred Adler, the third, least-known, and shortest-lived member of the great therapeutic triumvirate of Freud, Jung, Adler. His studies of gifted personalities universalized the idea of compensation into a basic law of human nature. His evidence, gathered in art schools

positive psychology movement, which has reoriented the study of psychological science away from its previous focus on malady and dysfunction and toward well-being and effective functioning. Under the leadership of the University of Pennsylvania’s Martin Seligman,

Bandura was one of the most influential psychologists in history. That influence was, in large part, down to an idea4 that he introduced in 1977 and one that would make him famous: self-efficacy. Drawing on his research over the previous decade, Bandura argued that it’s not just our abilities that are important in human performance and wellbeing; i

à la fin des années 1990, Martin Seligman, élève d’Aaron Beck, a affirmé que la psychologie devait non seulement aider les gens à résoudre les troubles émotionnels, mais aussi à s’épanouir et à vivre la meilleure vie possible. Il a appelé ce nouveau champ la « psychologie positive ». Seligman, tout comme Beck et Ellis, a étudié les idées et les tec

Another tool to consider is Gallup’s CliftonStrengths,