Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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Summary
Now updated with new research — the book that has changed millions of lives。
After decades of research， world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S。 Dweck， Ph。D。， discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset。 In this brilliant book， she shows how success in school， work， sports， the arts， and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities。 People with a fixed mindset — those who believe that abilities are fixed — are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset — those who believe that abilities can be developed。 Mindset reveals how great parents， teachers， managers， and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment。
In this edition， Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept。 She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper， truer growth mindset。 She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual， applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations。 With the right mindset， you can motivate those you lead， teach， and love — to transform their lives and your own。
After decades of research， world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S。 Dweck， Ph。D。， discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset。 In this brilliant book， she shows how success in school， work， sports， the arts， and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities。 People with a fixed mindset — those who believe that abilities are fixed — are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset — those who believe that abilities can be developed。 Mindset reveals how great parents， teachers， managers， and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment。
In this edition， Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept。 She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper， truer growth mindset。 She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual， applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations。 With the right mindset， you can motivate those you lead， teach， and love — to transform their lives and your own。
Reviews
AJ Raymundo
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I chanced upon this work on Laurie Santos's The Science of Well-being。 I don't typically pore over books like this but I was intrigued with the 'power' her Mindset Theory posits: our abilities， even the most basic ones， can be developed through dedication and hard work。 Changing one's beliefs—from a 'fixed' mindset to a 'growth' mindset—she asserts， can have profound effects。 The first part， I thought， was ground-breaking but for the rest， I'm not a fan of the rather quite simplistic （and indivi I chanced upon this work on Laurie Santos's The Science of Well-being。 I don't typically pore over books like this but I was intrigued with the 'power' her Mindset Theory posits: our abilities， even the most basic ones， can be developed through dedication and hard work。 Changing one's beliefs—from a 'fixed' mindset to a 'growth' mindset—she asserts， can have profound effects。 The first part， I thought， was ground-breaking but for the rest， I'm not a fan of the rather quite simplistic （and individualistic） explanation why some people 'have' it while some do not。 Overall， it's a great reminder that positive attributes could be learned—of course， with a growth mindset。 。。。more
Helder
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Although I agree with the idea of Mindset and it's impacts， it's too big of a book， to focus "only" on this specific subject。 It came out repetitive at times！ Although I agree with the idea of Mindset and it's impacts， it's too big of a book， to focus "only" on this specific subject。 It came out repetitive at times！ 。。。more
Fahad Alsabah
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The book explains the two main types of mindsets: fixed & growth mindsets。 Each mindset is built based on experiences， learning， and applying。 We alternate between those mindsets based on the situation and how we deal with it。 The author gives examples of both mindsets in different aspects of our lives。
Farzaneh
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کتاب برام جالب بود و چون خودم مدرسم خیلی توی طرز فکر و دیدم تأثیر داشت و فکر میکنم برای والدین و معلم ها از واجبات باشه خوندنشهرچند که یه جاهایی از کتاب هم به نظر تکراری و بیهوده می اومد کماکان کتاب پر محتوایی بود
Ian Waldbauer
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The conceptual path outlined in this book is the basis of many modern self help guides。 People can grow and improve， outwork and outlast
Becky
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Hard to rate this as it’s slightly a self help book but i thought it was really interesting and definitely learnt some things to help my personal growth
Deleg
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Good idea to have in life。 But super duper long！
Sahil Upadhyay
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If you want to understand how your thoughts and your surroundings influence your life， this is a must read book
Daria
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After watching the author's TED talk I had to read the book。 It dives a little deeper and gives a lot more examples of fixed vs growth mindsets than the video。 I have a feeling that the book could be a bit shorter， however it doesnt take away the message and the results of the many studies。Mindset is important， and being open for growth and improvement， as well as learning from failure can help you achieve more than you previously thought possible。 I particulatly like the section on complimentin After watching the author's TED talk I had to read the book。 It dives a little deeper and gives a lot more examples of fixed vs growth mindsets than the video。 I have a feeling that the book could be a bit shorter， however it doesnt take away the message and the results of the many studies。Mindset is important， and being open for growth and improvement， as well as learning from failure can help you achieve more than you previously thought possible。 I particulatly like the section on complimenting to nurture the love of learning/effort。 。。。more
Lisa Healey
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This a great book if you want examples of people who have/had a fixed mindset and want to learn the difference between a fixed and growth mindset。 because this was the overwhelming part of the book。 However， if you are looking fir ways to change from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset， you may need to look elsewhere。
Jason
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One of my all-time favorite self-development books and it changed how I viewed both my past and when I fall short。 It gave me a new paradigm for looking at problems I have encountered and where I have worked to make myself better。 Absolutely loved it and recommended it repeatedly while I read it。
Alex McKinley
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Really interesting read
Library of
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A good book that I would recommend to most young people。 Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s bridges the fields of developmental psychology， social psychology and personality psychology and examines self-perceptions （or ways of thinking） that people use to structure the self and guide their behavior。 Dweck believes that man’s attitude is self-chosen。 It is possible to change our setting if we have slipped into the wrong track。 However， it is easy to fall back into bad habits。FIXED & G A good book that I would recommend to most young people。 Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s bridges the fields of developmental psychology， social psychology and personality psychology and examines self-perceptions （or ways of thinking） that people use to structure the self and guide their behavior。 Dweck believes that man’s attitude is self-chosen。 It is possible to change our setting if we have slipped into the wrong track。 However， it is easy to fall back into bad habits。FIXED & GROWTH MINDSET。 Whether it happens consciously or subconsciously， our most basic beliefs affect what we want and whether we succeed in achieving it。 Dweck divides it into two different types of mindset， “fixed” and “growth”。 These mindsets affect our worldview and our belief in ourselves。FIXED MINDSET – A RIGID WORLDVIEW。 With a fixed mindset， we believe that things are carved in stone。 He who is born intelligent remains intelligent。 He who has a favorable appearance will always have it and he who is a good communicator will always be that。 With this mindset， it is not uncommon to turn to excuses if something is not going well。 There is also a tendency to see the world hierarchically – he is better than him， she is better than him。GROWTH MINDSET – ALL CAN CHANGE。 With a growth mindset， we believe that our qualities can decrease and increase over time。 We can influence how smart we are， how rich we become and how good relationships we have。 Dweck believes that there are many people who have changed the world even though at a young age they were not considered to have any special talent （for example Charles Darwin）。 With a growth mindset， a willingness to work hard and an ability to turn adversity into something good that early “fate” can change。THE 10 000 HOUR RULE。 People with a growth mindset must not have a lot of self-confidence to succeed – they just need to decide what they want to be good at and then focus on the process。 There are few， if any， truly skilled person who have not put in tens of thousands of hours in their field。 This applies to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett as well as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan。 Skill takes practice。KIDS GROW， ADULTS DEFEND。 Dweck believes that all young children want to develop and explore the world。 But at some point in childhood， most people slip into a fixed mindset。 We are afraid of failure and dare not take on new challenges。 We get an image that we do not want to put at risk。 For example， someone who has been confirmed to be intelligent may be afraid to take a difficult test and fail。 NASA knows it can be incomplete to rely solely on test results or CVs， and is therefore looking for astronauts who have had adversity that they have been able to get around。 They reason like the American basketball coach John Wooden: “You are not failing until you start to blame”。“The mental toughness and the art are a lot stronger than some of the physical advantages you might have” – Michael JordanDO NOT CATEGORIZE。 Statistically， the risk of making children a liar increases if you only praise them for their intelligence。 Expectations are created that the kids then try to live up to and therefore go a long way to maintain。 As a parent， you should rather praise the process and the effort over the results， talent or intelligence。REACH AND STAY ON TOP。 According to Dweck， people with both fixed and growth mindsets can get far in working life。 However， it is harder to stay on top with a fixed mindset。 The high position requires continuous development but the person with a fixed mindset feels that the game is already solved。 Leaders with fixed mindsets also tend to want to be leaders because they want power and status。 They often blame problems on others or external factors that are haunting at the moment。“My genius not only defines and validates me。 It defines and validates the company。 It is what creates value。 My genius is profit” – Jeff Skilling， EnronWHY， WHY， WHY。 A business leader with a growth mindset constantly asks himself the question “why？” and is not afraid of uncomfortable answers。 The most successful leaders have usually never strived to become leaders either。 They only became so because they climbed to the top in their area。 “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are， when you could be getting better？” 。。。more
Karolina Marat
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eh idk， some parts were informative but the rest was just repetitive and boring
Brittany
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If you are intrigued by the concept of a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset， this book is for you！ The books does a wonderful job introducing and discussing this concept in depth。 It does become slightly repetitive and it was in these moments that I found my mind wandering a bit。 But the content was enlightening and beneficial。
Vlasta Rencova
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Zpočátku se mi kniha i styl psaní moc líbily， navíc mi to téma prostě připadalo zajímavé a fascinující。 Bohužel， zvrtlo se to v přesvědčování o tom， že musíte být takoví a makoví， abyste byli bohatí a úspěšní。 Proč si tohle nedokáží autoři odpustit？ Škoda， téma ma vážně větší potenciál。
Marija
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This is great to learn what a fixed vs。 a growth mindset is。 I felt that there was too many stories used to illustrate the point。 I think the last chapter of changing mi darts was the best。
Tiina
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I had been encountering references to Mindset for years and had planned on buying it for myself because the local library didn't have a copy。 I'm so happy that I found the audiobook version from the library database - not because this is such an awesome book， but because I avoided spending any money on this。The basic idea is fine; I do agree that attitude and mindset do make a huge difference in many things。 But how this was written， was way too much。 I was so irritated but suffered through to t I had been encountering references to Mindset for years and had planned on buying it for myself because the local library didn't have a copy。 I'm so happy that I found the audiobook version from the library database - not because this is such an awesome book， but because I avoided spending any money on this。The basic idea is fine; I do agree that attitude and mindset do make a huge difference in many things。 But how this was written， was way too much。 I was so irritated but suffered through to the end。 It was like the mindset will come and rescue and make life so much better in every single case。 This made me feel like Dweck had her own personal fanatic religious cult。 The examples felt forced。 If you look at the world through pink glasses， the world will look like it's pink。 。。。more
Carrie
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Good concepts。 Writing was a little disjointed and jumped around a lot。 I wanted less examples and more how-tos。
Mary
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 interesting difference between growth mindset and fixed mindset。 good advice
Nam A
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It is a nice read and gives a lot of awareness of new concepts， still working on practicing the ‘growth mindset’。
Andrea Suchomelová
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Asi jsem od knihy čekala víc。 Ze začátku mě bavila， ale kapitoly o sportu mě totálně otrávily a musela jsem se nutit abych vůbec knihu četla dál， než se to zlomilo na posledních asi patnácti stránkách， které mě znovu zaujaly。 Kniha je zajímavá， podnětná， ale pro sportovního amatéra a laika ubíjející。
Xinyi
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I found the book very useful and inspiring。 If you are short on time， just read the last chapter of the book。 If offers the nutshell of the whole book and hands-on guidance for how to train yourself to have a growth mindset。 The last-second chapter on how to differentiate a fake growth mindset is also worth speical attention。
Wouter
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Some great eye openers。 Structured well and easy to read。
Max
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I enjoyed reading through this book。 I had to make time to absorb it。 I really feel like I want/need to go back and read it again。 Good insight for my current work assignment。
David
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Interesting view on my mindset and how to change and learn。 Brought really good insights。 Should be given in schools
Michelle Weijia
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I remember reading a few extensive articles on fixed and growth mindsets and the concepts seem so clear and straightforward that I didn’t feel the necessity to read the actual book at that time。 But it is such a seminal work and has great impact on education and I kept seeing it mentioned in different books/articles I read， so I decided to read it。 It’s definitely a worthwhile experience - I feel that I have understood the concepts in a deeper and more nuanced way and I have become a firmer beli I remember reading a few extensive articles on fixed and growth mindsets and the concepts seem so clear and straightforward that I didn’t feel the necessity to read the actual book at that time。 But it is such a seminal work and has great impact on education and I kept seeing it mentioned in different books/articles I read， so I decided to read it。 It’s definitely a worthwhile experience - I feel that I have understood the concepts in a deeper and more nuanced way and I have become a firmer believer in growth-mindset （I was pretty much growth-mindset oriented but I felt the conviction is strengthened through this reading）。 This book has eight chapters。 Chapter 1 and 2 introduce the key concepts （fixed and growth mindsets）， which is what you could get in most of the online articles。 Then chapter 3 to 7 focus on the application of the mindset theory in different areas， including schools， sports， business， relationships， and parenting/teaching/coaching。 Chapter 8 shows how to change one’s mindset from fixed to growth-mindset。 Here is the central thesis of the book: A simple belief you have about yourself - whether you believe human qualities， such as intelligence， personalities， and abilities， are fixed （hence fixed-mindset） or could be developed/cultivated （hence growth-mindset） will have a significant impact on a large part of your life。 This fundamental belief leads to different thinking and behaviors toward success， challenges， obstacles/setbacks/failures， efforts， criticism， other people’s success， and as a result， lead to different outcomes and realities （see pic。 3）。 So which mindset would you like to have？ “Of course， growth mindset，” I bet most people would say。 Sounds simple， but it’s not easy and it takes practice to develop the growth mindset。 Here are some key learning for me from this reading: —> We will always have some fixed mindset no matter how growth-mindset oriented we are。 It shows up when we are triggered。 We cannot remove it completely but we can control how often it shows up and what degree of damage it does。 We can better overcome it through developing/practicing growth-mindset。 —> All of us keep a running account of what’s happening to us， what it means， and what we should do in our mind; that’s how we function in this world。 Mindsets frame this running account。 The fixed mindset creates an internal monologue that is focused on judging and labeling people （“I’m smart，” “I’m a failure，” “She is a natural，” etc。） while the growth mindset focuses on the actual facts and behaviors and attunes people to learning and growth。 This is like the optimism concept researched and popularized by Martin Seligman in his book “Learned Optimism” where pessimism or optimism is like the lens through which people look at the world; it colors what they see。 That’s why when you change from fixed mindset to growth mindset， or from pessimism to optimism， it is a fundamental change that will affect how you think， feel， and behave in many areas。 —> We all know now that talent/ability is not enough， effort is important。 But what about efforts gone awry？ What about putting in effort but no results？ The author goes one step further to explain that the process of achieving involves not just effort but strategies as well as seeking help when needed。 —> Embracing a growth-mindset doesn’t mean believing that anyone can be anything。 But it does mean believing that “a person’s true potential is unknown （or unknowable）; that it is impossible to foresee what can be accomplished with years of passion， toil， and training。” I really like this rebuttal。—> How labels （both positive and negative） affect people’s performance。 “In the fixed mindset， both positive and negative labels can mess with your mind。 When you are given a positive label， you are afraid of losing it， and when you are hit with a negative label， you are afraid of deserving it。” However， the growth mindset can diffuse this effect according to the author’s research。 I’m still puzzled by why and how， but it works according to the research。 —> What’s interesting is that how easy it is to trigger people into a fixed-mindset or teach people to shift to a growth-mindset in the author’s many studies。 It really shows that mindset can be changed and growth-mindset can be developed。I enjoyed reading chapter 7 on how to apply growth mindset in parenting， teaching， and coaching。 How to praise matters - praise the process not the ability。 How to view and deal with failures and setbacks matters。 How to deliver honest constructive criticism matters。 I liked the stories of coach John Wooden and how and why he is a great coach。 He requires his players to live by this rule: “You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better。 By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time， you will become a lot better。” BTW， I sent this quote to Andrew and hope he takes the message to heart。I learned a lot from chapter 8。 I encourage you to try the following action steps suggested by the author to develop a growth-mindset:—> Each day， ask yourself: what are the opportunities for learning and growth today？ for myself？ for the people around me？—> As you think of opportunities， form a concrete plan， and ask: when， where and how will I embark on my plan？—> Then do it and stick to the plan even when you encounter obstacles and even when you don’t feel like it。—> When you finally succeed， don’t forget to ask yourself: what do I have to do to maintain and continue the growth？If you can do this consistently over time， you’ll develop a growth-mindset and reap the benefits。 Of course， it’s not easy， and as the author said， it is a never-ending journey。 But I think once you have developed a growth-mindset， it’ll become easier to continue to develop it and maintain it。 P。S。， I like the second subtitle more - “How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential。”P。S。S， it’s good to embrace the growth-mindset as an overall orientation toward life， just like optimism; at the same time， it’s also important to be realistic and to exercise one’s critical thinking skills。 Yes， it’s a paradox one has to manage and balance。 。。。more
Holly Ann
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I feel like this book was a waste of my time。 It’s way too repetitive and could’ve been better served as a long form article。 If you like being beat over the head with the point repeatedly this may be the book for you。 My final moment of pause was the section called: “the praised generation enters the workforce。” Like most of the filler in this book， one must ask what was the point of including this？I was better served just watching Improvement Pill videos on YouTube and researching the concept I feel like this book was a waste of my time。 It’s way too repetitive and could’ve been better served as a long form article。 If you like being beat over the head with the point repeatedly this may be the book for you。 My final moment of pause was the section called: “the praised generation enters the workforce。” Like most of the filler in this book， one must ask what was the point of including this？I was better served just watching Improvement Pill videos on YouTube and researching the concept of internal locus of control versus external locus of control。 Luckily I did not buy this book。 It was lent to me by my employer。 。。。more
Eric
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Good information presented in a rambling format I would have liked to see more structure since it seemed to drift back and forth。 I found the information useful and will start some things I have been putting off。 Just would have liked the book to be shorter。
Dhea Kamila
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