MINDSET

Chapter 1Presentation

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Sridevi KorandApril 21, 2009

English 103 (H)

Chapter 1: MindsetsChapter 1: Mindsets

Why Do People DifferWhy Do People Differ

What Does All This Mean for You? What Does All This Mean for You?

– The Two MindsetsThe Two Mindsets

A View from the Two MindsetsA View from the Two Mindsets

So, What is New?So, What is New?

Self Insight: Who has Accurate Views of Self Insight: Who has Accurate Views of

Their Own Assets and Limitations?Their Own Assets and Limitations?

What is in Store?What is in Store?

Why Do People Differ?Why Do People Differ?

Strong physical basis makes the Strong physical basis makes the

differences unavoidable or unalterabledifferences unavoidable or unalterable

Strong differences in people’s Strong differences in people’s

backgrounds, experiences, training or backgrounds, experiences, training or

ways of learningways of learning

Unique genetic endowmentUnique genetic endowment

Different temperament and different Different temperament and different

aptitudesaptitudes

Why Do People Differ?Why Do People Differ?

View of Some Modern PhilosophersView of Some Modern Philosophers

– Individuals intelligence is a fixed quantity, a Individuals intelligence is a fixed quantity, a

quantity which cannot be increasedquantity which cannot be increased

View of Some ProtestorsView of Some Protestors

– With practice and training, we can manage to With practice and training, we can manage to

increase attention and memory and our judgment increase attention and memory and our judgment

and become more intelligent than beforeand become more intelligent than before

Who is right?ho is right?

Neither…

Genes require constant input from the environment to work properly

What Does All This Mean for What Does All This Mean for You?You? The Two Mindsets:

Fixed & Growth

““The view that you adopt for yourself will The view that you adopt for yourself will

profoundly affects the way that you lead your profoundly affects the way that you lead your

life”life”

- Carol S. Dweck, Ph. D- Carol S. Dweck, Ph. D

Fixed Mindset:

Believing that qualities are carved in Believing that qualities are carved in

stone – creates an urgency to prove stone – creates an urgency to prove

yourself over and over againyourself over and over again

Every situation is evaluated for Every situation is evaluated for

– Success or failureSuccess or failure

– Looking smart or dumb Looking smart or dumb

– Winner or loserWinner or loser

Growth Mindset

– The traits are just the starting point for The traits are just the starting point for developmentdevelopment

– It is based on the belief that the basic It is based on the belief that the basic qualities are things that a person can qualities are things that a person can cultivate thorough his or her own effortcultivate thorough his or her own effort

– The person believes that a his or her true The person believes that a his or her true potential is unknowablepotential is unknowable

– The passion for stretching and sticking to it, The passion for stretching and sticking to it, even when it is not going well is the hallmark even when it is not going well is the hallmark of the growth mindset.of the growth mindset.

A View from the Two A View from the Two Mindsets:Mindsets:

Situation:Situation:

An adult having a bad a because of the An adult having a bad a because of the

following events:following events:

Got C+ on the Mid-termGot C+ on the Mid-term

Got a parking ticketGot a parking ticket

Brushed off when trying to share with a Brushed off when trying to share with a

best friendbest friend

Response from Fixed Mindset Response from Fixed Mindset people:people:

I am a total failureI am a total failure

I am an idiotI am an idiot

I am a loser I am a loser

Everyone is better than me etc…Everyone is better than me etc…

They see what happened is a direct measure of their competence and worth.

They do not hope well and give up

Response from Growth Mindset people:

I need to try harder in classI need to try harder in class

Be more careful in parking a carBe more careful in parking a car

Wonder the friend had a bad day etc…Wonder the friend had a bad day etc…

Even though this type of people felt Even though this type of people felt

distressed , they were ready to take up the distressed , they were ready to take up the

risks, confront the challenges and keep risks, confront the challenges and keep

working at themworking at them

So, What is New?

• People’s idea about risk and effort grow out of their People’s idea about risk and effort grow out of their

more basic mindsetmore basic mindset

• People with a People with a growth mindsetgrowth mindset recognize the value recognize the value

of challenging themselves & the importance of effortof challenging themselves & the importance of effort

• People with a People with a fixed mindsetfixed mindset fear challenge & do not fear challenge & do not

believe in effortbelieve in effort

Self Insight: Self Insight:

Who has Accurate Views of Their Who has Accurate Views of Their Own Assets and Limitations?Own Assets and Limitations?

The people with the growth mindset seem to have The people with the growth mindset seem to have

a special talent to identify their own strengths and a special talent to identify their own strengths and

weaknesses.weaknesses.

But the fixed mindset people are terrible at But the fixed mindset people are terrible at

estimating their abilities estimating their abilities

What is in Store?What is in Store?

Growth Mindset people have the ability to Growth Mindset people have the ability to turn life’s setbacks into future successes.turn life’s setbacks into future successes.

The growth mindset is also essential for The growth mindset is also essential for creative achievement.creative achievement.

The subsequent chapters in this book will The subsequent chapters in this book will explore where mindsets come from and how explore where mindsets come from and how they can be changed.they can be changed.

So, what mindset do you have???So, what mindset do you have???

Find out by comparing your perspective to the chart Find out by comparing your perspective to the chart

on pages 12 – 14 of your on pages 12 – 14 of your MindsetMindset book. book.

From what we’ve learned about the advantages of a From what we’ve learned about the advantages of a

growth mindset, what will you do to achieve one growth mindset, what will you do to achieve one

if you don’t already have it.if you don’t already have it.

For a final review of Growth vs. Fixed For a final review of Growth vs. Fixed mindsets, please copy this link into your mindsets, please copy this link into your browser:browser:

http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/images/features/dweck/dweck_mindset.pdf