Final Essay
Dr. Angela Duckworth asserts that positive, open mindsets lead to success over negative, fixed mindsets. Optimistic thinking is described to induce higher amounts of tenacity and to pursue new endeavors to strengthen oneself further. This self-strengthening is what leads one to success. Pessimistic thinking precipitates both avoidance and abandonment of challenges, which weakens oneself and puts a hiatus on one’s progress. From the author’s definitions of both mindsets, it is clear that an open mentality is more beneficial to achievement. I concur with the author’s thesis in that a negative psyche is detrimental to oneself on the basis of personal experience, research, and observation.
A closed mindset is detrimental to achievement in the way that it fixes oneself in terms of growth. The negative attitude incites the belief that one has no more room to improve, that their position is concrete. It leads one to believe that there is a limit to their success, though the only limitation is their mind. Duckworth cites journalist Hester Lacey’s research of the mega-successful within one of “Grit’s” first …show more content…
Angela Duckworth, a positive mindset is a necessity to achievement, especially over that of a fixed mindset. Growth mindsets are more open and positive and allow for progression. Fixed mindsets, on the other hand, put a roadblock on the path to success. On the grounds of personal experience, research, and observations I support her assertion. Studies of some of the world’s most successful people have concluded that all of them had one thing in common: a growth mindset. Negative mindsets were what set them back and stunted their progress; they had to keep looking forward to improve. Closed mindsets also limit athletes within their events, because if one avoids the initial challenge of racing then one probably will not perform well. A positive outlook stimulates growth and achievement, and is something everyone may seek to improve
Dr. Angela Duckworth asserts that positive, open mindsets lead to success over negative, fixed mindsets. Optimistic thinking is described to induce higher amounts of tenacity and to pursue new endeavors to strengthen oneself further. This self-strengthening is what leads one to success. Pessimistic thinking precipitates both avoidance and abandonment of challenges, which weakens oneself and puts a hiatus on one’s progress. From the author’s definitions of both mindsets, it is clear that an open mentality is more beneficial to achievement. I concur with the author’s thesis in that a negative psyche is detrimental to oneself on the basis of personal experience, research, and observation.
A closed mindset is detrimental to achievement in the way that it fixes oneself in terms of growth. The negative attitude incites the belief that one has no more room to improve, that their position is concrete. It leads one to believe that there is a limit to their success, though the only limitation is their mind. Duckworth cites journalist Hester Lacey’s research of the mega-successful within one of “Grit’s” first …show more content…
Angela Duckworth, a positive mindset is a necessity to achievement, especially over that of a fixed mindset. Growth mindsets are more open and positive and allow for progression. Fixed mindsets, on the other hand, put a roadblock on the path to success. On the grounds of personal experience, research, and observations I support her assertion. Studies of some of the world’s most successful people have concluded that all of them had one thing in common: a growth mindset. Negative mindsets were what set them back and stunted their progress; they had to keep looking forward to improve. Closed mindsets also limit athletes within their events, because if one avoids the initial challenge of racing then one probably will not perform well. A positive outlook stimulates growth and achievement, and is something everyone may seek to improve