Scientists today believe that genes need input from the environment to work correctly.īelieving that things like intelligence and personality are carved in stone creates what Dweck calls a fixed mindset, which in turn creates the need to prove oneself over and over again. She decided to explore this individually looking for commonalities and differences in how the kids handled defeat.įor Dweck, this introduced the concept that both intelligence and personality are entities that can be developed and grown, rather than being fixed. In the actual chapter itself, Dweck explores starts by presenting her interest on the issue of how young people deal with failure. (Sign up for Audible and get TWO audiobook for FREE – click here) The Mindset In her book she explores how your mindset affects your work, relationships and success in general whether organizations can also say to have mindsets and how you can change your mindsetif you don’t like your current one. Her work over many decades has led to what she calls “ mindset theory” – that all people have either fixed mindset, or a growth mindset. The Science Behind Success: Understanding the Psychology of Motivation and Goal-Setting
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