Mindset, the new psychology of
success by Carol
Dweck, 2006
It is often
seen that bright students in school lose their early spark and lead ordinary
life while others with average ability in early life become real achievers
later. Why does this happen?
According to
Dweck, an American psychologist, the reason is mindset. She distinguishes
between fixed and growth mindset and says that the former is governed by the
desire to look smart while the latter desires to learn. The progress of the two
[VJ1] is as follows.
|
Attribute |
Fixed mindset |
Growth mindset |
|
Challenges |
Avoided |
Embraced |
|
Obstacles |
Give up in the face of
obstacles |
Persist in spite of
setbacks |
|
Effort |
See it as fruitless |
Path to mastery |
|
Criticism |
Ignore useful negative
feedback |
Learn from criticism |
|
Success of others |
Found threatening |
Source of lessons and
inspiration |
|
Result |
Reach an early plateau and
achieve less than potential. Deterministic view of world. |
Reach ever higher levels
of achievement. Experience greater sense of free will. |
I pondered
over this. Applied to some puzzles around me and now they are no puzzles. I
feel I have gained an important insight with the above.
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