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What Are Mindset Carol Dweck Top Quotes On Failure?

2025-08-27 16:29:54 203

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Isla

2025-08-28 11:46:23

There’s something about reading 'Mindset' late at night that made me scribble in the margins — Carol Dweck’s stuff sticks. One line that kept looping in my head was: "Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?" To me that flips failure from a verdict into data. Instead of hiding mistakes, you collect them.

Another favorite is the spirit behind "Becoming is better than being." I say it to myself before trying something scary — a hard boss conversation, a tough boss fight in a game, or a new skill. Dweck also points out that the growth mindset treats setbacks as opportunities to learn rather than proof you’re stuck. Practically, that means asking, "What can I try next?" instead of, "Why did I fail?" That small shift made a huge difference in how I approach projects and practice sessions; failures feel a lot less personal and more like steps on the map.

Thomas

2025-08-28 16:41:52

I’ve got a chaotic notebook full of game design ideas and crumpled sketches, and Dweck’s perspective on failure is the glue that holds them together. One quote from 'Mindset' that I lean on is the way she describes failure as informative rather than final — not exactly a neat one-liner, but the idea that mistakes are where the next opportunity hides. Another line I scribbled down: "The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities can be cultivated through your efforts." It’s comforting when a prototype bombs or a comic issue tanks sales; it doesn’t mean the concept is dead, it means work to be done. I also like the practical advice implicit in her writing: treat setbacks like experiments. Write hypotheses, take small tests, collect results. That mindset has changed how I iterate on creative projects — fewer all-or-nothing throws, more tiny adjustments. It’s a kinder, more curious way to handle failure, and honestly, it makes failure feel like part of the fun rather than a full stop.

Quentin

2025-08-28 21:14:46

Sometimes I tell friends that one of the most useful lines from 'Mindset' is simply the invitation to view failure as growth. A pithy takeaway I use: stop proving and start improving — it turns embarrassment into instruction. I also often recall the idea that perseverance and effort matter more than instant talent; failure is just the price of practice. Those lines helped me reframe flubbed auditions, lost matches, and botched presentations into concrete clues about what to work on next, and they keep me trying without angrily quitting.

Quinn

2025-08-31 15:11:22

I’ve always been the sort who organizes quotes into mental folders, and Carol Dweck’s lines about failure fill a big one. A short but powerful one I keep coming back to from 'Mindset' is: "The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you live your life." When you view failure as a fixed sign of inability, you close doors; when you see it as feedback, you open options. Another practical phrase I use is: "The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it — even when it’s not going well — is the hallmark of the growth mindset." That reminds me that persistence matters more than instant perfection. I also like the blunt encouragement: stop proving, start improving. That has helped me coach friends through creative blocks and remind myself that trying messy drafts and failing publicly is part of getting better, not a humiliation to avoid.

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