成长性思维由美国斯坦福大学的心理学教授 Carol Dweck 提出。她坚信：拥有成长性思维 (growth mindset) 的孩子, 认为“努力”比“天赋”更重要。他们在遇到困难和挑战时更加乐观积极，他们相信自己的不懈努力，能够帮助他们克服困难，最终走向成功。
Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.
