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Mindset - Carol S. Dweck

Mindset

By Carol S. Dweck

  • Release Date: 2006-02-28
  • Genre: Psychology
Score: 4.5
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Description

From the renowned psychologist who introduced the world to “growth mindset” comes this updated edition of the million-copy bestseller—featuring transformative insights into redefining success, building lifelong resilience, and supercharging self-improvement.

“Through clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes


“It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.”

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

  • Needs more instruction and less talk

    2
    By CMG 987
    Too many stories and not enough action items or steps to follow.
  • Anecdotal

    2
    By Zappa65
    Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis. Reads like a conversation over dinner - not something that presents bold new never before seen evidence and tactics for change. Mindset does remind one to be awake and aware of thoughts - a magazine article would have done the same if the reader is open.
  • GREAT takeaways!

    5
    By Elle Bana
    This book is great. Feels a bit tedious, but the takeaways are great. I hadn’t thought before about how our fixed mindset gets in the way of accomplishing so many things in life and this book is super helpful for understanding this. We truly are so capable of adapting and incorporating so much knowledge and skills.
  • Amazing book

    5
    By W.Frillou
    Great book. Every student, employee, manager, business owner and parent needs to read this book.
  • A compelling case to embrace a Growth Mindset

    5
    By SSB67
    This is a transformative experience of being self aware of the two mindsets that we all walk around with daily and learning from both of them while choosing the Growth Mindset as your dominant mindset. This is a must read for entrepreneurs, business professionals, teachers and coaches.
  • Read this book!

    5
    By JPtheMagnificent
    It’s like this book had read my diary before its writing. I found so much that spoke to my current situation. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
  • Must Read!!!

    5
    By evergrowingtogreatness
    life changing body of work
  • Wonderful book

    5
    By Tony the liar
    Lots to learn and grow from. A simple concept, but like most great things, there’s a lot more to it, and that is well explained in the book.
  • Mindset is behind strategies and all the tricks

    5
    By Jiayin_
    I learned a lot of strategies to have good habits or to be successful, but behind all the strategies and tricks, it is mindset that really influences our behavior. I gave a name to my fixed mindset persona. I’m going to try to work on my fixed mindset personal to see where we can go.
  • Must read

    5
    By nickname1357911
    Great book life changing advice

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