The Mindset
“Although people may differ in every which way- in their initial talents and aptitudes, interests, or temperaments- everyone can change and grow through application and experience.” Does the people that an individual is surrounded by have an impact on someone developing a growth mindset?
For years people have been wondering why people think and act differently from each other. In the article “The Mindsets,” Carol Dweck talks about two different types of mindsets that she has studied for thirty years. The first mindset is the fixed mindset which is when one believes that “your qualities are carved in stone” or in other words people will believe that their intelligence and personality are fixed traits. The second mindset is the growth mindset which is when “everyone can change and grow through applications and experience.” basically, they can improve with some motivation or education and they push themselves to become better. Dweck towards the end of the article gives a scenario between 2 types of people with one having a fixed mindset and the other having a growth mind set who are getting a disappointing grade. The people with the fixed mindset would label themselves and complain, as for the other people with growth mindset would look to improve and work harder the next time around.
“Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you can be getting better.” This quote mentioned by Carol Dweck in her article “The Mindsets” describes the growth