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Book Review Pro | Karen Pool
Book Review Pro | Karen Pool
Author : Carol S. Dweck
Genre : Nonfiction
Carol S. Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, psychology, and developmental psychology. Dweck explains that it’s not just our abilities and talents that bring us success; is is also how we approach our goals. Our frame of mind has a tremendous impact. This is an informational book with numerous stories about the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.
The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your iife. Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset—creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Everyone can change and grow through application and experience.
“Mindsets are and important part of your personality, [and] you can change them. Just by knowing about the two mindsets, you can start thinking and reacting in new ways. People tell me they start to catch themselves when they are in the throes of the fixed mindset—passing up a chance for learning, feeling labeled by a failure, or getting discouraged when something requires a lot of effort. And then they switch themselves into the growth mindset—making sure they take the challenge, learn from failure, or continue their effort.”
“Those with a growth mindset found success in doing their vest, in learning and improving. They found setbacks motivating and informative. They’re a wake-up call. They took charge of the processes that bring success, and that maintain that. They admit and correct their deficiencies.”
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