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Don’t Prove Yourself, Improve Yourself.


December 27, 2019
Ever imagine what the love child of academics Mihaly Czcsikszentmihalyi and Carol Dweck would look like? I’m sure that led to a resounding, “No, Chip, I’m not a ginormous geek like you.”

But, you may have heard of the theories of “flow” and “mindset” that were individually popularized by these two esteemed psychologists.

In this 3-minute classroom video at Stanford, I introduce how a growth mindset might enhance your ability to enter the flow zone.

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