Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck
The general theme of this book was all about mindsets. Dweck believed that there are two different types of mindsets. A fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is when someone already has predetermined abilities and a growth mindset is when the person believe that they can learn or change a mindset. Each chapter dove into different sect of person and their fixed vs growth mindsets. For example, relationships and love, parents and teachers, an athlete’s mindset and how to change your mindset. Each different type of person has both the fixed and growth mindsets. Trying to have a growth mindset in all of these areas was the goal.
In my opinion, the book enhanced what we are learning in ENT3003 a lot. Mindsets are vital when creating your own business. If you don’t have a good head space, it will affect your business negatively. This book was teaching readers the importance of the growth mindset which is so important for entrepreneurs. A fixed mindset will get you nowhere. Growing, learning, failing, and teaching is all a part of this new business or concept.
If I were to create an exercise for this class based on the book, I would tell the class to think of ideas that were embodied in them since they were young kids. Explain why this idea is important in your life. Now, think of ideas that they learned over time. Which ideas did they feel were most important and why? Do they think one list is more important than the other?
Something that I learned most from the book that was different from my expectations was the overall theme. I have never studied this area of psychology so the whole idea was new to me. Obviously, I knew that there were different kinds of mindsets, but hearing the breakdown of why fixed mindsets are negative and why growth mindsets are positive was all new to me. I think a mindset is very important and shapes how we all live our everyday. Just having a positive mindset can change everything. I learned a lot from reading this!
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI read this book as well. To me, it's so simple and obvious having a growth mindset is more desirable that it's easy to overlook. Somewhere, I once read that it is hard to question an assumption that you do not know you have made. I think that kind of sums up the fixed mindset. We all grow up learning things we think are true, but are not. And when we stop questioning and learning, we stop growing. Beautiful book, and best wishes.
Hello Rachel,
ReplyDeleteThis was very interesting to read! I hadn't read this book so it was definitely interesting. I really enjoyed hearing about the fixed mindsets and different mindset ideas, and I think this speaks true to a lot of things we do everyday. I think you are right and I am glad you enjoyed reading this. Great post!
Hey Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post on this book. I think having the right mindset before starting to do anything is the deciding factor of whether or not you will succeed in doing whatever it is you are doing. I also found the concept of fixed mindset to be very interesting. That is something i have never heard of before.