"People who believe intelligence is fixed are less resilient. If you don't believe you can learn anything from your mistakes, you won't welcome failure with open arms.
But students who are taught that the brain is plastic and that they can become smarter and more competent—that the brain grows, like a muscle, when you work it hard—show a spike in grades and enjoy school more. Because they're less afraid to fail, they succeed more."
Read this: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/index.php?term=20090429-000002&page=1
Then this: http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/the-fringe-benefits-failure-the-importance-imagination
And for good measure, this:
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