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Mindset Chapter1 Notes

The document contrasts fixed and growth mindsets, highlighting that a fixed mindset believes qualities are permanent and leads to avoidance of challenges, while a growth mindset sees qualities as cultivable and embraces learning opportunities. It emphasizes that failure is viewed differently in each mindset, with fixed mindset equating it to inadequacy and growth mindset seeing it as a chance for information and improvement. Ultimately, the growth mindset values effort and the learning process over the outcome, fostering resilience and continuous development.

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Mindset Chapter1 Notes

The document contrasts fixed and growth mindsets, highlighting that a fixed mindset believes qualities are permanent and leads to avoidance of challenges, while a growth mindset sees qualities as cultivable and embraces learning opportunities. It emphasizes that failure is viewed differently in each mindset, with fixed mindset equating it to inadequacy and growth mindset seeing it as a chance for information and improvement. Ultimately, the growth mindset values effort and the learning process over the outcome, fostering resilience and continuous development.

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The Two Mindsets

Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset

• Belief: Qualities are permanent • Belief: Qualities can be cultivated

• Urgency of proving yourself constantly • Creates a passion for learning

• Judging yourself on every situation • Every situation becomes an opportunity

• Failure = Permanent inadequacy • Failure = Information

• Leads to avoiding challenges • Leads to embracing challenges

• Leads to hiding weaknesses • Stretching beyond current abilities

• Gives up when things get hard

Inaccurate at estimating own abilities. Either inflating or Accurate about their current abilities — they need honest
denying, because it proves their permanent worth. information to learn effectively.

Effort and risk are dangerous — they reveal you're not as Effort and risk are the entire point. They're how they get
capable enough. better.

Success = Proving you are smart Success = Learning something new

Failure = Evidence you are not smart Failure = No growth, No learning

Effort = If you are capable, no need Effort = What makes you smart

• Smart = No mistake, Finish fast, being perfect right now • Smart = When they try hard and achieve it, it's all about

• Uses success to feel superior progress

• Failure becomes an identity • Uses success as evidence that effort works

• Focus on repairing their self-esteem • Effort takes ability and turns it into accomplishment

• Effort is for people who aren't talented • Not trying at all is the hardest part

• Giving full effort = Removing excuses

Everything rides on the outcome. If you don't win, it was all The process itself has value.
wasted.
You don't need confidence. You can plunge
Fixed mindset can feel comforting, because it makes you wholeheartedly. It's how learning actually works.
feel your qualities are permanent. Either you naturally
have talent or you don't. You may avoid certain things
thinking failure is inevitable, or overestimate your skills.

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