Episode 121: Why use the word “yet”? A Discussion of Growth Mindset

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In this first episode of Season 8, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with Educational Psychologist and UW-Green Bay Assistant Teaching Professor Macrae Husting about the growth in popularity of Dr. Carol Dweck’s concept of The Growth Mindset. We talk about how this powerful shift in thinking helps people persevere in challenging situations and, as heard in Dweck's powerful TED Talk, the power of adding the word “yet” to our everyday vocabulary.