One of the really important insights from Dweck's work is that the style of the feedback itself influences mindset, independent of whether the person receiving

One of the really important insights from Dweck's work is that the style of the feedback itself influences mindset, independent of whether the person receiving it is trying to become better or not. Kids who receive "you must be pretty smart" feedback are much more likely to fall into a fixed mindset, which in turn leads to avoiding challenge, resisting trying to become better, and having a harder time with failure. Kids who receive "you must have worked very hard" styled feedback are pretty much the opposite. I really wanted to like this essay but I'm having a hard time with the fact that it basically overlooks how important feedback style is to mindset. The sixth paragraph in particular struck me as full of fixed-mindset thinking.