mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D

Chapter 8 Notes

- new beliefs take their place beside old ones and just need to become stronger by being worked out like a muscle
- Some people put more extreme interpretations on things and react with exaggeration
- cognitive therapy- what is the evidence for your thoughts?
- we need to teach students about their minds to show how learning takes place
- change have to be supported or they revert back quickly e.g. dieting
- GM use every strategy to make sure they succeed e.g. plan, actively think about maintenance
- Plan to meet a challenge by when where how
- focus on the process of learning rather than the end point
-Reflection questions- What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at?
- diagram pg 245
look for opportunities for growth (myself/ people around me- plan with where/ when/ how- then focus on what you have to do to maintain it.

mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Chapter 7
-Stay away from praise that judges talent or intelligence bu rather praise growth and practice and perseverance
-"If you try hard you will do the best you can and that is the most important thing"
- PG 181 very good about teaching children how to fail- could have come in handy for me at tennis as a kid
- Normal kids misbehave ever 3 minutes
-Don't judge, teach. It's a learning process
- Discipline should be about 'I will help you think and learn" rather than "I will judge and punish you"
- FM teachers give up on students based on stereotyes before they have even met them
- GM teacher tell students the truth and tell/help them fill the gaps (hard work)
-FM teachers think they are a finished product- school is for teachers learning too
-Success can knock you into a fixed mindset

mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Chapter 6 Notes
- Relationships are effected by mindset- FM expects to not have to work at it and this creates a low effort.
-FM expect people to be able to read minds and agree on everything
-Good communication is the key to overcoming FM behaviors
-FM blame others in a relationship rather than shoulder any of the blame themselves- GM helps you rise above blame and help fix a problem together.
- FM use stereotypes to boost their own self esteem
- Descriptive commentary and positive forecasting can help curb behavior without judgement
-Rejection is taken hard and without too much hoe by FM

mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Chapter 5

-People with fixed mindsets do not admit or fix their deficiencies
- Constant improvement focus
- FM leaders believe themselves to be superior.
- Blame, excuses and being critcal of others show a fixed mindset
- FM leaders do what is best for themselves not others.
- GM leaders are devoted to growth and put others first
- Growth requires collaboration and teamwork

mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Chapter 4

- People need to know how to fail
- Character grows out of a growth mindset
- For growth mindset people success is doing their best and improving
- For GM people failures are motivating and informative.
- GM people take charge of the processes that bring success

Growth Mindset- Dr Carol Dweck: Chapter 3 Notes

- curiosity shows a growth mindset and drive.
- Transitions highlight fixed mindsets as performance drops off.
- Low effort protects ego and shows a fixed mindset in a person.
- Judgement or perception of judgement creates a low effort within a fixed mindset person.
- Fixed mindsets limits achievement.
- Praise effort not intelligence
- If a student believes thy have low ability, they will start to feel they don't belong.
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