Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck
1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
Through more than 20 years of psychological research, Professor Carol Dweck has found that there are two modes of thinking that enable people to create different worlds – the Fixed Mindset and the Growth Mindset. The childhood and adulthood of human beings gradually emerge and play a completely different role in many aspects such as setting our goals for life, dealing with work and relationships, nurturing children and exerting their potential.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
Prof. Dweck elaborated on how to use the growth thinking mode to achieve outstanding achievements in the fields of music, literature, science, sports, commerce, and how to change their thinking patterns and achieve success at different stages of our lives just like what we trying to achieve through learning this course.
The author's research field is extensive and applicable and has a significant impact on the development of parents, teachers, coaches, and managers to understand and cultivate growth thinking patterns.
Accept a growth-oriented mindset, be ready to grow up, and you will see an incredible self!
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
Turning Fixed Mindset into Growth Mindset exercise.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
I have heard this book before, and I also read the speech of the author Carol S. Dweck at TED. Before I read, I was curious as to how the difference between the success and failure of the person is? Can you stand up again and again after facing failures and setbacks? Why can successful people see failure from another perspective? I found that the Growth Mindset people grow their minds in self-challenge and do their best, but people with stereotypes are not interested when they are not going well. They care that they have not made any mistakes and their perfect performance, and feel smart. The growth mentality is the opposite. They feel that when things are very difficult, and they are trying hard, they can do things that they could not do before, and they will start to figure out the clues... In this case, they feel that they have grown up, and more importantly, Diachronic learning, making progress in the challenge. A person with a stereotype will not only learn from failure but will not remedy the failure. He is more likely to try to repair self-esteem and find those who are worse than themselves.
Hi Sining,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to congratulate you on a great post where you analyzed the topic at hand in an effective way and ultimately educated the class as a whole. I always draw good energy and motivation from your posts. That being said, I learned to understand diachronic learning through your analysis and even understand the challenge that is actual progress. Keep up the good work!