How does Stanford University cultivate students' growth mentality and overcome duckling syndrome?

Students with "Duckling Syndrome" are trained to show their advantages to others when they grow up. The idea of avoiding failure has become a stumbling block, making them choose not to challenge any possibility. When "not showing their hard work" becomes the goal, it will only make them drift away from everything that leads them to success. What tricks does Stanford University professor use to help outstanding students overcome their failure psychology and cultivate their growth mentality?

Silicon Valley in the United States is regarded as an important cradle of entrepreneurs and has attracted worldwide attention for a long time. Among them, Stanford University, located in the center of Silicon Valley, plays an important role in cultivating talents.

What is the secret of the success of Stanford University students? The answer is that they don't hate failure.

The concept of "not afraid of failure" advocated by Stanford University has become the driving force of Silicon Valley entrepreneurial culture-almost all start-ups will fail, including Stanford University, and the concept of "learning from experience" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In order to climb the ladder of success, "facing risks", "staying away from the comfort zone" and "optimistic about failure" are indispensable.

From another perspective, Stanford University can be said to be teaching students the concept of growth mentality.

Growth mentality and stereotype

Professor Carol Duwick, a psychologist at Stanford University, first put forward the theory of "growth mentality".

The so-called "growth mentality" means that there is no other way but to challenge yourself-the immediate difficulties are excellent opportunities for self-growth. Even if you fail or fail to achieve your goal, it is not because of your own incompetence. At this time, we must recall the process, reflect deeply and move towards the road of growth.

"Growth mentality" has many advantages and benefits, but in fact, almost everyone holds another concept put forward by Professor Dewey: stereotype mentality.

"Stereotyped mentality" refers to a kind of mentality that is convinced that one's ability, intelligence and talent are fixed.

People with stereotyped mentality will think that the reason is that they have no talent, even if their exam results are not good. This kind of people almost always give up immediately when they encounter setbacks and find other "things that can succeed immediately" to do. They will find their own expertise and take avoiding failure and hardship as their life goal.

Professor Duwick's research results point out that people with "growth mentality" tend to endure difficulties, and it is easier to succeed in the long run if they find the meaning of work.

Surprisingly, most Stanford students hold a stereotype when they first enter school, because they are always praised as "smart", "talented" or "you are special" when they grow up. When people continue to receive praise that is better than others, they will gradually develop a fragile blx and lose their willpower to take risks.