On a Growth Mindset of Interest and its Potential to Spark Creativity and Innovation

• Featured in Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations, by Dr. Mary C. Murphy
• Harvard Business Review: Having a Growth Mindset Makes It Easier to Develop New Interests – Here’s Why That’s Important for Teams
• Times Higher Education: Universities must cultivate a growth mindset in their students
• Forbes: Researchers Find The Best Innovative Ideas Come From People With Diverse Interests
• Business Insider: A Google VP says the top trait she looks for when hiring people is a ‘growth mindset’ because they are willing to innovate
• Business Insider: People with a ‘growth mindset’ are better problem-solving — here are 4 ways to develop one, according to experts
• Medium: Research: The Best Innovative Ideas Come From People With Diverse Interests
• Gazeta Liberale: Universitetet duhet të kultivojnë mentalitet rritjeje tek studentët
• Financial Review: The average retiree has 7800 days to fill. Here’s how to find your passion

On a Growth Mindset of Interest and “Finding Your Passion”

• Washington Post: ‘Find your passion’? That’s bad advice, scientists say
• The New York Times: Why ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Such Terrible Advice
• The Atlantic: ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice
  • Letters to the editor: Letters: ‘Find Your Passion’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
• Harvard Business Review: 3 Reasons It’s So Hard to “Follow Your Passion”
• BBC: How a ‘growth mindset’ can lead to success
• TED: WorkLife with Adam Grant: The perils of following your career passion
• Forbes: A Better Way To Discover Your Passion, According To A Stanford Study
• Forbes: ‘Following Your Passion’ Is Dead—Here’s What To Replace It With
• Forbes: ‘Follow Your Passion’ Is The Worst Career Advice—Here’s Why
• ABC Australia Radio (on-air interview): ‘Find your passion’ is terrible advice
• ELLE Magazine: All Work, No Play
• Cambridge University Judge Business School (podcast interview): Human motivation – pursuing your goals & finding your passion
• WGN Chicago (on-air interview): Is finding your passion bad advice? Some psychologists present new research to suggest otherwise
• WFYI Indianapolis (NPR and PBS affiliate; on-air interview): Finding Your Passion
• CBC Radio (Canada; on-air interview): How to fall in love with the culinary arts
• Scientific American: Life Advice: Don’t Find Your Passion
• Newsweek: The Mistake People Make When Trying To Find Their Passion In Life Revealed In Study
• CNBC: Stanford researchers: ‘Follow your passion’ advice could make you less successful
• Association for Psychological Science: Do You Discover Your Passion, or Cultivate It?
• VICE: Telling People to Find Their Passion Is Bad Advice
• Inside Higher Education: Don’t Find Your Passion — Cultivate It, Psychologists Say
• CTV News: Why trying to ‘find your passion’ might be the wrong approach
• KPCC Los Angeles (NPR affiliate; on-air interview with Greg Walton): If you’re waiting to stumble upon your passion, don’t hold your breath–a new study says you have to develop it
• Entrepreneur: Why You Should Stop Trying to ‘Find Your Passion’
• Entrepreneur: Mark Cuban Says “Follow Your Passion” Is the Worst Career Advice You Can Get. Here’s Why.
• Psychology Today: Growth Mindset Advice: Take Your Passion and Make It Happen!
• Psychology Today: Could Seeing Oneself as Einstein Boost Problem-Solving?
• Psychology Today: Passions: Discover Them or Develop Them?
• Psychology Today (UK): Why You Shouldn’t Try to Discover Your Passion
• Quartz: “Find your passion” is bad advice, say Yale-NUS and Stanford psychologists
• China NewsAsia: Why the phrase ‘find your passion’ is such terrible advice, despite your enthusiasm
• Women’s Health: This Is Where You’re Going Wrong When Trying To Find Your Passion
• Inc.: How to Develop the Grit You Need to Succeed
• Inc.: Here’s How Highly Effective People Find Exactly the Right Job
• Inc.: Want to Find Your Passion? Science Says Forget About It
• Business Insider: All that advice to ‘find your passion’ isn’t just cliché — it could be actively bad
• World Economic Forum: Why ‘follow your passion’ might be terrible advice
• Yahoo! Finance: Stanford researchers: ‘Follow your passion’ advice could make you less successful
• Medium: ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice
• Medium: Science confirms: Don’t “find” your passion. Grow it.
• Medium: Try This If You’re Struggling to Find Your Passion in 2019
• Medium: The Truth About Finding a Satisfying Career, Why linking your work to your interests can do more harm than good
• Medium: 7 Ways to Really ‘Find Your Passion’ For Purposeful Work
• Medium: Romanticizing Passion at Work: Why “Finding Your True Passion” Is a Fairytale
• Tonic: Telling People to Find Their Passion Is Bad Advice
• MSN Money: ‘Follow your passion’ advice could make you less successful
• SF Gate: Find your passion? That’s bad advice, scientists say
• Big Think: Passions aren’t fixed. You can develop them.
• Washington Post BrandStudio: Auction House Wonders: These four treasures have captivated passionate collectors worldwide
• Yahoo!: Why “Finding Your Passion” Isn’t Actually Healthy, According to a Doctor
• Zaobao: Yale-NUS Research: Changing the inherent thinking of liberal arts students can improve mathematical achievements
• Stanford University News: Instead of ‘finding your passion,’ try developing it, Stanford scholars say

On Interest and Its Development

• The New York Times: Liking Work Really Matters
• The Straits Times: The Value of Research in the Social Sciences
• Forbes: The Intersection of Learning and Fun: Gamification in Education
• The Straits Times: Spotting passions too early may limit students: Experts

On the Functions and Benefits of Interest

• Forbes: Work Smarter Not Harder With These 4 Simple Lifestyle Changes
• Scientific American: Interest Fuels Effortless Engagement
• Psychology Today: A Key To Success–With Interest
• Huffington Post: The Key To Making Employees Happy
• Huffington Post (Business): Get Smart: Five Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder
• Business News Daily: What Makes Employees Happy? Make Their Jobs More Interesting
• Duke Today: Why Interest Is Crucial To Your Success
• The Times of India: Interest In A Task Reduces Burnout
• Featured in Rob Yeung’s How to Stand Out: Proven Tactics for Getting Noticed

On Shaping Achievement Goal Orientations for Adaptive Motivation

• NPR and KQED:  What schools can learn from summer camps
• Stanford News Release:  Achievement goals can be shaped by environment
• Featured in Scott Barry Kaufman’s Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined

On Individual, Competitive, and Collaborative Goal Engagement

• Forbes: The Intersection of Learning and Fun: Gamification in Education
• Games and Learning: Competitive Games Can Drive Student Engagement
• informED: How Educational Video Games Can Increase Motivation to Learn
• NYU News: Educational video games can boost motivation to learn, NYU, CUNY study shows

On the Benefits of Growth Mindsets

• Psychology Today: Do People Who Have Grit Have It All the Time?
• London School of Business: How mindsets can make all the difference
• The Straits Times: Learning life lessons through sweat and toil
• School Bag: Why certain types of praise can backfire
• The Financial Times: Psychologist Carol Dweck: ‘Everyone is a work in progress’

On the Psychology of COVID-19 (PsyCorona)

• Association for Psychological Science Observer: Mapping the Moods of COVID-19: Global Study Uses Data Visualization to Track Psychological Responses, Identify Targets for Intervention