Fair warning, the research mentioned at the beginning of this video is controversial and (I think it's fair to say) has generally failed to replicate. The rese

Fair warning, the research mentioned at the beginning of this video is controversial and (I think it's fair to say) has generally failed to replicate. The research in question ("Praise for intelligence can undermine children's motivation and performance", Dweck & Mueller): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9686450/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9686450/ Overview of the controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Dweck#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Dweck#Criticism Previous HN discussion on the paper: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12233571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12233571