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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
This was a fine read and I did pick up some decent tips and ideas. That aside I didn't really feel one way or another about this book so I am going to let it sit at 3 stars.
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This is a must-read for the content. The growth mindset is a game-changer for any leader, educator, parent, etc. and really for anyone who is trying to improve their own life.
If you haven't read it and feel like you already know a lot about growth mindset, it is still worth reading. I learned a lot about growth mindset vicariously through other education leaders who have read and are applying this. While reading it, I realized that I had some misconceptions and was missing some important elements.
My reason for the 4-star review is the repetitiveness, unnatural organization, and lack of flow. It also feels like it should just be an article or series of articles, but was forced together into a book. While it may not be the smoothest read, it is well worth the time.
If you haven't read it and feel like you already know a lot about growth mindset, it is still worth reading. I learned a lot about growth mindset vicariously through other education leaders who have read and are applying this. While reading it, I realized that I had some misconceptions and was missing some important elements.
My reason for the 4-star review is the repetitiveness, unnatural organization, and lack of flow. It also feels like it should just be an article or series of articles, but was forced together into a book. While it may not be the smoothest read, it is well worth the time.
This book is the one I'd recommend to anyone who can breathe. It is the one I'd name to have been "life-changing". It is the one that exposed me, completely, as I stand stripped of my ego, in front of it.
This book discusses the fixed and growth mindset in all contexts: career, relationships, sports.
When I skimmed through the questionnaire to assess if I had a fixed or growth mindset, I was tempted to brush it off by of course concluding I had the "growth" mindset, how could I not? It was the right thing to believe. But alas, when peered deeper, I did not practice it, not even a morsel.
I was a fragile fixed mindset precious child. Tightly clinging to the label of "intelligent" and "smart" to give me my shreds of self esteem, avoiding challenges, basking in my few glories, and never budging out of my comfort zone. Trying new things, asking for help, struggling at something gave me anxiety attacks. And failure? Failure felt permanent, it felt defining. It was a threat to my "intelligent" label, so I was terrible at picking myself back up.
I lost several years of my prime life to this horrid mindset, that I didn't know I had.
And now that I've read this book, I feel like new life has been breathed into me. I am viewing things with an entirely fresh perspective. Life suddenly has opened up to me.
This book, is for anyone who needs it.
Five stars!
This book discusses the fixed and growth mindset in all contexts: career, relationships, sports.
When I skimmed through the questionnaire to assess if I had a fixed or growth mindset, I was tempted to brush it off by of course concluding I had the "growth" mindset, how could I not? It was the right thing to believe. But alas, when peered deeper, I did not practice it, not even a morsel.
I was a fragile fixed mindset precious child. Tightly clinging to the label of "intelligent" and "smart" to give me my shreds of self esteem, avoiding challenges, basking in my few glories, and never budging out of my comfort zone. Trying new things, asking for help, struggling at something gave me anxiety attacks. And failure? Failure felt permanent, it felt defining. It was a threat to my "intelligent" label, so I was terrible at picking myself back up.
I lost several years of my prime life to this horrid mindset, that I didn't know I had.
And now that I've read this book, I feel like new life has been breathed into me. I am viewing things with an entirely fresh perspective. Life suddenly has opened up to me.
This book, is for anyone who needs it.
Five stars!
informative
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reflective
medium-paced
I gave this book 4 stars because I find the "fixed mindset" and "growth mindset" ideas to be extremely intriguing and I could see where I've made mistakes in my mindset in the past and I will use these ideas to transform areas of my life. The concept itself is quite radical and brilliant and I wholeheartedly see how it could be life changing.
That said, this could have been an article . The numerous examples were just too much. It become monotonous, whereas a few strong examples would have made the point just as well .
That said, this could have been an article . The numerous examples were just too much. It become monotonous, whereas a few strong examples would have made the point just as well .
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced