Mindset

In the Mindset book the authors main argument is that  people exercise either a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. The growth mindset is the belief that basic qualities are things you can cultivate through effort. Fixed mindset is the belief that you have a fixed amount of ability and or intelligence and cannot change that. Those with a fixed mindset feel they are born with a certain amount of talent and sometimes believe it cannot be improved. People with a growth mindset believe their abilities can be improved through hard work. These people typically do not fear failure but instead they think they could improve themselves. The author goes on explaining that these mindsets typically begin during your childhood which extends to adult head, ranging by the way you were taught things and experiences.

This book relates to our class discussions involving motivation because now understanding both mindsets that the author talks about it explains both sides and how some can be more motivated than others by the way your mind works. For example, those with a growth mindset know they need more improvement so they do whatever they can to reach their goal and that is their motivation. On the other hand those with a fixed mindset might think that they don't need any improvement so they don't motivate themselves to do better or work harder. I beleive i am in the middle between fixed and growth minset. When it comes to certain classes i do not study as much because i beleive that i know everything i have been taught so i dont study but when it gets to other subjects i know i have to study because i want to get a good grade and move forward.