Worldrenowned stanford university psychologist carol dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking ideathe power of our mindset. Mindset is a simple idea discovered by worldrenowned stanford university. She is the lewis and virginia eaton professor of psychology at stanford university. In her great book, mindset, she employs rigorous science to help us understand why we do what we do. Mindset is a 2007 book by carol dweck, a respected stanford psychologist.
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