Therefore, they miss a lot of opportunities to grow and enjoy their lives a lot less. People with a fixed mindset usually look for an easy option to prove themselves, and avoid challenges as they are scared of messing up and looking bad.
Every challenge you face in life, from the fixed mindset perspective, is a test of whether you have it or not. Basically, you’ve either got it or you don’t. In short, the fixed mindset is about a belief that we’re born with a certain amount of intelligence, abilities and talents. It simply wouldn’t do to look or feel deficient in these most basic characteristics.” If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character-well, then you’d better prove that you have a healthy dose of them. “Believing that your qualities are carved in stone-the fixed mindset-creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. So here is the difference between the fixed and growth mindsets: Dr Dweck suggests that our mindset is shaped from early childhood, but it is something we can work on throughout our life span. It can transform our psychology and as a result, our lives. Mindset, a relatively simple belief about yourself, is super powerful. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value. “For thirty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. Key ideas from the book: Growth mindset vs Fixed mindset The difference between these two mindsets is huge and in this book Dr Dweck shares her great ideas and experience on how we can shift our mindsets and create more authentically extraordinary lives. Specifically, she discusses the differences between people with a “fixed” mindset versus those with a “growth” mindset. In this book, Carol Dweck summarises decades of her research and employs rigorous science to help us understand why we do what we do. Much of what may be preventing you from fulfilling your potential grows out of it.” In fact, it permeates every part of your life. “In this book, you’ll learn how a simple belief about yourself-a belief we discovered in our research-guides a large part of your life. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. Dweck, PhD, is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential (updated edition)Ĭarol S.
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