21-A
Reading 2: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The general argument of this book is that people will always run into failure but some people will turn those failures into success. The book describes two mindsets of how people achieve that which are Fixed and Growth Mindset. Fixed mindset is the belief that you cannot change what your actions and qualities are. This means that you are constantly trying to prove to yourself that you can achieve things even if you could be doing it a more successful or productive way. Growth mindset is the belief that your actions change when you are trying to achieve an objective. This mindset is is about learning from your mistakes and overcoming obstacles so you learn more.
2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
This book is a great example of the mindset that I have during this class. I realize that this class was not going to be like others where it was more of work that gives you experience like the elevator speeches and meeting new people. This book tells me that I have created a growth mindset because even though there are challenges with these assignments overcoming them will allow me to learn and become successful in the future.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
I would most likely make some sort of survey on a number scale so people can see what kind of mindset they have. Question could ask something like "when something becomes hard do you give up" or "do you perform easy task or go for harder task to challenge yourself" these questions will help answer whether you are a fixed or growth mindset.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
I thought the book was going to be more of how to create a mindset that will help you achieve your goals but it described these two mindsets and how they can differ and how one is better than the other. I was surprised to find myself agreeing with the growth mindset than the fixed mindset because there has been times where I have failed and have never tried those challenges again.
1. What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The general argument of this book is that people will always run into failure but some people will turn those failures into success. The book describes two mindsets of how people achieve that which are Fixed and Growth Mindset. Fixed mindset is the belief that you cannot change what your actions and qualities are. This means that you are constantly trying to prove to yourself that you can achieve things even if you could be doing it a more successful or productive way. Growth mindset is the belief that your actions change when you are trying to achieve an objective. This mindset is is about learning from your mistakes and overcoming obstacles so you learn more.
2. How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
This book is a great example of the mindset that I have during this class. I realize that this class was not going to be like others where it was more of work that gives you experience like the elevator speeches and meeting new people. This book tells me that I have created a growth mindset because even though there are challenges with these assignments overcoming them will allow me to learn and become successful in the future.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
I would most likely make some sort of survey on a number scale so people can see what kind of mindset they have. Question could ask something like "when something becomes hard do you give up" or "do you perform easy task or go for harder task to challenge yourself" these questions will help answer whether you are a fixed or growth mindset.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
I thought the book was going to be more of how to create a mindset that will help you achieve your goals but it described these two mindsets and how they can differ and how one is better than the other. I was surprised to find myself agreeing with the growth mindset than the fixed mindset because there has been times where I have failed and have never tried those challenges again.
Hey Alex, I thought your response to the fourth part of the question was interesting to read, as I am sure that there have been times that I tried something and failed at it, and thought that it was for me. I feel like this happens to everyone, and the idea of a growth mindset applies to a few situations, as there are somethings that just do not appeal to us on an individual level. Of course it is useful to use the growth mindset and to acknowledge that you at least tried to do that thing, and approach a lot of things with that way of thinking in mind.
ReplyDeleteHey Alex!
ReplyDeleteI didn’t read this one so I really enjoyed learning about it in your post! I thought your idea for an exercise was really intuitive and would help students learn a lot about the importance of a successful mindset. After hearing about the “growth” and “fixed” mindset I feel like I’d definitely fall more under a “fixed” mindset so that’s something I should work on.