Fixed- believing that your qualities are set in stone and cannot be changed
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Growth- believing that your qualities are things you can change, grow, and strengthen through your efforts
Think about our interests, talents, creativity, personality, and character...
When thinking about our other traits, do you believe we can change and improve? Of course we can! So why can't that be the same with intelligence? Good news: it IS!
Neuroplasticity
That ginormous word basically means that our brains are like elastic, in that we can stretch and and shape them all the time. Learning something new causes the brain to grow and make more connections. With more connections, the neurons (what sends information) can send and receive even more messages!
These connections help to stretch part of your brain and make it more like elastic, so that it can hold more information and ideas.
