{jumi [affiliate] [Mindset-image] [Mindset]} How one thinks about oneself, whether with a growth mindset or a fixed mindset, has great influence on achievement and success. With a fixed mindset, one believes that talent, aptitude, intelligence, skill, etc is fixed. Conversely, with a growth mindset, one believes that growth and improvement is always possible through effort. One may have a growth mindset in one area, eg sports, while having a fixed mindset in another, eg, math. These two mindsets lead to very different behaviors and outcomes. The growth mindset leads to greater effort and better outcomes, particularly in the face of challenges or setbacks. The bulk of the book presents numerous anecdotes about famous people in various realms to illustrate this point. Factors contributing to formation of one mindset versus the other are discussed, including a surprising and powerful obaservation regarding praise of great value to parents and leaders. So are strategies to change oneself or children from a fixed to a growth mindset, though this section is not as potent as one might wish.

Roughly, {jumi [affiliate] [Mindset-text] [Mindset]} is organized as follows. * TBD * TBD

At #148 of all books on Amazon, and 4.5/5 stars per 827 reviews, after 8 years, {jumi [affiliate] [Mindset-text] [Mindset]} is clearly a popular and valued book. Key points:

  • Concept: different mindsets
    • Fixed mindset
    • Growth mindset
    • One person can have different mindsets in different areas (eg, sports, music, math, etc)
    • Each mindset can be on a continuum between fixed and growth
  • Effects of each on behavior and outcome
    • Fixed mindset -
    • Growth mindset is beneficial -
  • Factors affecting development of fixed versus growth mindset
    • Praise - surprising impact of different styles
      • Praising inborn talent => fixed mindset ("you're a natural at baseball")
      • Praising effort => growth mindset ("you practised so hard and look at that home run")
      • Note: fundamental concept of growth mindset says "inborn talent", that can't be grown and changed by effort, is incorrect
  • Changing from fixed to growth mindset
    • Book alludes multiple times to experiments in which
      • "Subjects are placed in a fixed (or growth) mindset"
      • Implies it could be easy to change, or to cause change in another person
      • Experiments ask "Imagine you... TBD detail this
        • Quantitative significance not stated
        • Long term, overall impact unclear
    • Anecdotes suggest one can change oneself to growth mindset once one becomes aware of
      • Concept of the two mindsets
      • Benefits of growth vs fixed
      • One's fixed mindset holding back performance
    • Change children by establishing a family / classroom culture of
      • Praise effort, not inborn aptitude
      • Continually talking this culture
      • Takes time (TBD how much?)
      • Expect that starting in earliest years (toddler) is valuable