Harvard Self-Regulation
Research Bites
Growth Mindset in Teachers (2022) Yeager
Principle: Growth Mindset training can nudge up average math grades for high school freshmen, but supportive growth mindset math teachers matter too. Quote: “Successfully teaching
Is Dweck’s Mindset Overblown? (2020) Burgoyne
Principle: Growth Mindset claims may be overstated. Quote: “We found that the strength of the claims appears to outweigh the strength of the evidence, at
Growth Mindset in Real Schools (2019) Yeager
Principle: Growth Mindset training can nudge up average grades for high school freshmen Quote: “Here we show that a short (less than one hour), online
Habits Matter More Than Self-Control (2015) Galla
Principle: People with more self-control use it less often in daily life. People with a lot of self-control often use it to create habits, so
How Habits are Formed (2010) Lally
Principle: Habits can be formed by simply repeating an action associated with a cue. Quote: “repeating a behavior in response to a cue appeared to
Planning Fallacy (1994) Buehler
Principle: People routinely mis-predict how long a task will take, even when they have done the task before. Quote: “The intriguing aspect of this phenomenon
Mental Contrasting & Implementation Intentions (2011) Duckworth
Principle: Contrasting what you want with obstacles that might get in the way of taking action to get there and then writing a statement about
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine (2016) Duckworth
Principle: The earlier you use self-control, the better the results. It’s easier to control the situation than to control yourself. Quote: “Intervening early in the
Does Money Buy Happiness? (2010) Kahneman
Principle: Emotional well-being increases with income, but then flattens out after about $75,000. Quote: More money does not necessarily buy more happiness, but less money