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ALCHEMY EDITION 75

MINDSET I'd consider MINDSET to be among a list of pop psychology buzzwords that have gained momentum in the last few years. You've probably heard of the concept and how what we believe about our abilities can have a greater impact on our success than what our actual abilities might be. And while it has gained a pop psychology type of reputation, MINDSET has been widely studied and its impact on our wellbeing is backed by some super sexy hard science data.     Dr. Carol Dweck has compiled a fascinating body of research on the concept of Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset and specifically how messaging to school aged children around working hard compared to being smart impacts their...

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