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This book is definitely changing the way I think about life and giving me useful strategies. I wish I had read it 20 years ago as it would have saved me alot of angst and helped me not get bogged down by disappointments or ways in which life took completely different directions than I expected. This book is actually filling me with fresh hope and lightening my heart.
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Dweck presents a dichotomy between fixed mindset (grounded in innate talent/intellect/gifts, excessive judgement, intolerance of mistakes) against a growth mindset (an ongoing love for development/learning, acceptance of setbacks, continued striving to improve). In reality we are all a mix of both, varying along the spectrum and changing over time. More interestingly we each display various mindsets across different parts of our lives (growth in some areas and fixed in others – such as artistic, athletic, parental, professional, intellectual, etc). She discourages an excessive amount of praise for success, and instead focuses on encouragement for effort as well as constructive processes. The book has case studies from education, sport, and business – each distinguishing between the harm from fixed mindsets and the realised potential from growth mindsets.Read full review
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Well, everyone who wants to understand people and themselves better. And all psychology students. It had made a huge difference in my thinking. Statistics is easier now. It's not a book about statistics. It's about how you think about achievement.
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Only half way through this book but it is very mind boggling, giving you lots to think about to improve not only yours but the life of others.
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It's an amazing book that will help to reset your mind and take charge of your own life.
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