Mindset
Mindset is one of those rare books that can help you make positive changes in your life and at the same time see the world in a new way.A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, Carol Dweck has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world. It explains how we become optimistic or pessimistic. It shapes our goals, our attitude toward work and relationships, and how we raise our kids, ultimately predicting whether or not we will fulfill our potential. Dweck has found that everyone has one of two basic mindsets.If you have the fixed mindset, you believe that your talents and abilities are set in stone--either you have them or you don't. You must prove yourself over and over, trying to look smart and talented at all costs. This is the path of stagnation. If you have a growth mindset, however, you know that talents can be developed and that great abilities are built over time. This is the path of opportunity--and success.Dweck demonstrates that mindset unfolds in childhood and adulthood and drives every aspect of our lives, from work to sports, from relationships to parenting. She r
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A Stanford psychologist lays out two ways people relate to their abilities, fixed and growth, and shows how the difference plays out in classrooms, marriages, and corner offices, with strategies for shifting it.
Mindset distinguishes between fixed mindset (the belief that abilities are stable) and growth mindset (the belief that abilities improve with effort). Carol Dweck argues that mindset shapes achievement across education, work, parenting, and relationships.
Carol Dweck is a Stanford psychologist whose growth-mindset research has been influential and is largely supported by peer-reviewed work. Some specific applications (especially educational interventions) have been challenged by replication studies. The core framework remains widely respected.
Mindset was written by Carol S. Dweck, published in 2006 by Keter.
Mindset is 288 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Mindset takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Mindset is a standalone novel by Carol S. Dweck, not part of a series.
Mindset is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
