After beginning the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck, many thoughts began to race through my mind, but one big idea wouldn't leave my head: failures. Carol Dweck had experimented with many children and she explained how they saw failing as a challenge; an opportunity to learn new things. We could turn failure into a gift, in which us, as learners can become smarter and learn. I also discovered how both mindsets can lead to distinct ways of thinking and and responding to different situations.
Fixed mindset: makes individual want to prove their qualities/abilities over and over; responds to situations negatively:
Fixed mindset: makes individual want to prove their qualities/abilities over and over; responds to situations negatively:
Most fixed mindsets deny failure. Carol Dweck used to have a fixed mindset on failure: you were either smart or you weren't, and by failing it meant you weren't.
Growth mindset: individuals feel that they grow through application and experience; optimistic towards negative situations:
Growth mindset: individuals feel that they grow through application and experience; optimistic towards negative situations:
-Carol Dweck-
When we learn by using practice, method, training or experience , there are factors increasing such as our attention, memory and judgement. These processes taken when learning definitely require several failures on the way. Having a growth mindset allows us to persevere and learn how to cope with failures , instead of avoiding them.
TRUE potential --> unknown&unknowable
TRUE potential --> unknown&unknowable