Actually it's a pretty specific thing from the work of Carol Dweck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset#Fixed_and_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset

Actually it's a pretty specific thing from the work of Carol Dweck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset#Fixed_and_growth 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.