Summary Of Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success

The two mindsets that students have in school do not determine whether or not which kid is “smarter”. Based on the book Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success by Carol S. Dweck, the difference between students that have a fixed mindset and the students that have a growth mindset are whoever works the hardest and can look past failures not as the end, but as a learning process. Carol Dweck claims that people that have a fixed mindset tend to get discouraged when they do not receive the grade they set out to get. They become overwhelmed when faced with new problems that are challenging to them. Growth mindset students look at these challenging problems and embrace them. They will always strive to achieve a higher standard when they pass …show more content…
In life you will always have an obstacle that you will not overcome the first time. Having a growth mindset will support you with that ordeal. You will consistently work on it until you pass because you will always strive to challenge yourself. The author claims that, “the growth mindset is a starting point for change, but people need to decide for themselves where their efforts toward change would be most valuable” (51). The quote explains that depending on the type of method you use will be the most efficient use of your time. Even though people with a growth mindset like to challenge their abilities, they need to choose the path that will lead them closer to their goal. It is similar to the saying to “work smart, not hard”. For example, working to get the job done the quickest and easiest way. Working hard will get the same job done but will take more effort and consume up too much of your time when you could be doing other …show more content…
The students that choose to push themselves past what is required are the ones that will never stagnate in school. The value of having a growth mindset is that you will never find a breaking point. You will never look at a problem and say “I can not do it”, instead you will look at it and say “there must be a way to solve this problem”. Do not fall into the trap that you are born with a certain amount of intelligence, that you were born to only do specific jobs. Always believe that whatever you want to achieve you can if you find the right resources and the right amount of dedication for it. Try not to look at low test scores as failures, because school is not about just passing or failing it shapes you and makes you realize who you want to become in the