Carol Dweck

Success, Dr. Carol Dweck, Ph.D. did a phenomenal job of theorizing the correlation between success and an individual’s mindset. She started off with the main theme and theory of the book which was an individual’s mindset plays a large factor in their successes. Dr. Dweck categorized the two mindsets into “fixed” mindset and “growth” mindset. The ultimate theme of this book was that an individual’s mindset could determine whether or not he or she achieves their full potential. Dr. Dweck makes…

Mindset, the psychology of success by Carol Dweck as it relates to nursing practice. In addition to Mindset, I will take into account the works of Julia Haager and Shaunna Smith addressing how they have a pivotal role in both nursing and my own personal practice. I will conclude the paper disclosing how reading the book and understanding its core concepts have aided in my own personal growth and change in thoughts. Definitions, Background, and Major Concepts Carol Dweck (2006) has cultivated…

Mindset Reflection The book, Mindset, written by Carol S. Dweck, is related to the the core values and beliefs of MSMHS and myself. Dweck teaches the readers that success is not about how high the I.Q. is, but it is about one’s mindset. A mindset is a view a person adapts for themselves and it can change the way they deal with their situation. A person with a fixed mindset would create “the feeling of utter failure and paralysis” (Dweck 9). They would feel like they are failures instead of…

psychologist and has been part of many research teams where they studied kids and education. I was surprising to find out having a, “growth mindset”- meaning the ability for your brain to grow was just as important as intelligence if not more. (Carol Dweck) After watching the TED talks video, it influenced me and made me really want to stick to my…

A Man-Made Solution to a Man-Made Problem Global warming also known as the Greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. Global warming has been on a steady rise in the past century, a force driven by the influence of one thing: humanity. Every time humans have acted against nature, it has punished them. There is an urgent need to protect the environment. A Growth mindset, being able to see how qualities can be developed by determination and effort, is an essential…

Growth mindsets, and the origin of this theory and further details about it. This website is the main website for Carol Dweck's theory and book. It includes detailed information on the definition of “mindset” and why having the right one is so important. It also includes how mindset affects your success, and how having a growth mindset can allow you to do more than…

article, Carol S. Dweck makes the point that “Praising students’ intelligence gives them a short burst of pride, followed by a long string of negative consequences.” (9). I have experienced a similar feeling of satisfaction only to face more difficult tasks in the future. This is something for teachers or even parents to take into consideration on what should be praised about their students to help them become better learners. Paraphrase of “The Effects of Praise” (paragraph 2,3,4) Carol…

mindset are the ones who usually use failure as an opportunity and will study hard and try their best to understand what they need to know. They are two different types of mindsets and I have actually experienced both types of mindsets. The author, Carol Dweck has explained that it is better that you have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset because when having a growth mindset you have more of a positive attitude and less of a negative lazy…

Carol S. Dweck, the author of the Mindset: the new psychology of success, presents this book with two main ideas. These two ideas are fixed and growth mindset. These two mindsets have various traits, which are the complete opposite to each other. Dweck describes each with different examples we see throughout the book. Some of these descriptions include but are not limited to the works and studies he has held, to reach her conclusions. The first chapter of Mindset: the new psychology of…

because it is hard to fix and he says don’t make it worse and blame it on them because it will make them want to attack words at you because he says don’t let hateful words attack you and follow your own dreams and find that confidence inside yourself. This has helped to set my own growth mindset to have confidence in myself to follow my dreams for the future. Growth mindset is more important than talent. For example, in the documentary Mindset Wisdom, Will Smith shares his insight on life.…