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		westoncb on Oct 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tb... Actually it's a pretty specific thing from the work of Carol Dweck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset#Fixed_and_growth As with any popular technical concept, many users will drop some of the subtleties, and I think 'growth mindset' has gotten big enough that you start seeing people using it loosely to justify various things—but there is something specific and maybe quite useful at the core.

lmm on Oct 17, 2017 [–]

It's a specific thing but the evidence is questionable. IIRC most of Dweck's studies and findings have failed to replicate.

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