Effective Learning Strategies for Programmers
The research promoting a growth mindset hasn't proven to be nearly as robust as many had hoped. It's starting to look like there's a very real possibility it's spread so far merely because it's something people <i>want</i> to be true.<p>Psychology research has had a pretty dismal track record in terms of reproducibility (<a href="http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9216383/irreproducibility-research" rel="nofollow">http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9216383/irreproducibility-resea...</a>) and the growth mindset dogma in particular has been facing more and more robust criticism. Carol Dweck's work is far from the final word on the matter that this blog post portrays it to be.<p><a href="http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/08/no-clarity-around-growth-mindset-yet/" rel="nofollow">http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/08/no-clarity-around-growt...</a>
<a href="http://www.amren.com/news/2014/04/yes-iq-really-matters/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amren.com/news/2014/04/yes-iq-really-matters/</a>
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intelligence-That-Matters-Stuart-Ritchie/dp/1444791877/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intelligence-That-Matters-Stuart-Rit...</a><p>Ironically, focus on a growth mindset may actually distract people from doing things that actually <i>do</i> have reproducible research showing they lead to more mental horsepower (e.g. regular aerobic exercise).