Mindset
- Alfred Binet invented IQ tests to improve education system in France at the time.
- Gene expression requires input from the environment to work properly.
- How people achieve expertise is not some fixed prior ability, but purposeful engagement - Robert Sternberg.
- There two broad categories to which people fall under,
- Fixed mindset - thinks one's intelligence is something very basic aboutonself and is thus fixed which one cannot change very much.
- Growth mindset - thinks that one can change and grow and get smarter alongthe process.
- Fixed mindset
- Dislikes change
- Needs validation and thinks
- Growth mindset
- Relishes challenges which can stretch them
- Not afraid to fail and learn from mistakes
- Quote from 1960sBecoming is better than being
- Coping with failure without thinking that it is a fixed state one's fated to is one of the hallmarks of a growth mindset
- Growth mindset allows people to value what they are doing _regardless of the outcome.
- Thomas Edison, Mozart, Darwin and countless others spent a great deal of time labouring and perfecting their works which we recognise today as productions of genius.
- Growth mindset is about studying to learn and not just to ace tests.
- Major part of gifted people with growth mindset is that their endless curiosity and challenge seeking.
- Even art and artists when examined closely reveals how much training and effort goes into producing the masterworks. A great example would be Jackson Pollock.
- Praise can be a harbinger of fixed mindset if it is directed at the results or talent and not the efforts.
- Character in sportsCharacter is the ability to dig down and find the strength even when things are going against you
- Mark of a champion is the ability to win when things are not quite right
- Growth mindset people found success in doing their best, in learning and improving
- Growth mindset people found setbacks motivating
- Growth mindset people took charge of the processes that bring success and that which maintain it
- Sports greatness,Even though the finest athletes are wildly competitive and want to be the best, greatness does not come from the ego of the fixed mindset, with its somebody–nobody syndrome.
- A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive - example from Enron
- The type of the leader at the helm of a company matters a lot.
- Leaders who have the growth mindset, who are self-effacing, who constantly asked questions and had the ability to confront the most brutal answered had the most impact on their companies successes.
- It is not about proving themselves but constantly trying to improve themselves.
- Growth-minded leaders, have a belief in human potential and development - both their own and other people’s.
- True self-confidence is "the courage to be open - to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source"
- Growth minded managers believe that skills are learnable, including negotiation skills.
- When people had fixed mindset, they felt judged and labeled by rejection
- Fixed mindset people are set on hurting
- To understand all is to forgive allTout comprendre c'est tout pardonner
- Growth mindset people care more about understanding, forgiving and moving on
- Growth mindset can be applied to yourself, your partner and the relationships themselves
- Thinking following is a destructive in a relationship,“If we need to work at it, there’s something seriously wrong with our relationship.”
- Daniel Wile, a relationship expert,choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems The trick is to acknowledge each other's limitations, and build from there
- Praising efforts rather than innate ability is a better way to go about giving recognition for kids.
- Offering constructive criticism is the best course of action.
- Teachers should not be judgemental.
- Great teachers love to learn and teaching is a way of learning. Feynmann believed in the same concept.
- Coach John Wooden,“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.”
- Keeping track of the internal monologue is pretty important.
- Thinking differently has to be inculcated for a growth mindset.
- A growht mindset approach can be applied for learning growth mindset as well!
- All of us both mindsets. So it is important to understand what triggers each type.
- Things to always keep in mind,What are the opportunities for learning and growth today? For myself? For the people around me?When, where, and how will I embark on my plan?When, where, and how will I act on my new plan?What do I have to do to maintain and continue the growth?
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