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dianashadel's review
3.0
Read with my work Book Club and had some great conversations about where a fixed mindset rears its ugly head, especially for women.
Main takeaways:
When you’re going through a tough time it helps to think “it’s ok, I’m growing, I’ll get them next time” rather than “oh I failed, I suck forever!”
You never have to feel like you’re in competition to prove yourself, because you’re not done becoming yourself yet. You can learn from everything.
This book also inspired me to start doing random things for fun, with no goal in site. Like learning an instrument or a new skill—just doing it because it’s enjoyable to do in that moment, not because there is a recital or to be the best.
With kids I think it is great to praise their efforts over innate qualities, but I’ll probably do both!
Main takeaways:
When you’re going through a tough time it helps to think “it’s ok, I’m growing, I’ll get them next time” rather than “oh I failed, I suck forever!”
You never have to feel like you’re in competition to prove yourself, because you’re not done becoming yourself yet. You can learn from everything.
This book also inspired me to start doing random things for fun, with no goal in site. Like learning an instrument or a new skill—just doing it because it’s enjoyable to do in that moment, not because there is a recital or to be the best.
With kids I think it is great to praise their efforts over innate qualities, but I’ll probably do both!
spaces_and_solaces's review
3.0
I don’t know why I have challenged myself into reading non-fictions this month. I really don’t enjoy this genre. But the things you do to grow, to get out of your comfort zone sometimes define your success, right? And that is the basic premise of this book ‘Mindset’.
Carol talks about how people generally fall into 2 categories – People with - fixed mindset vs a growth mindset. According to her research – If you go through life thinking you are only capable of a limited number of things you have a fixed mindset. But if you constantly try to challenge yourself and have a positive attitude you will be able to accomplish a lot more. (Seems pretty obvious but I think a lot of us maybe don't realize we should be doing that)
She goes on to provide n number of examples to support her claims. It does a get a bit repetitive after a point. Instead of reading the entire book, I think reading the summary should be enough. And to sum the entire book in one sentence, “Just don’t limit yourself to your preconceived notions of skill level/abilities and have a positive attitude”. That’s it.
Carol talks about how people generally fall into 2 categories – People with - fixed mindset vs a growth mindset. According to her research – If you go through life thinking you are only capable of a limited number of things you have a fixed mindset. But if you constantly try to challenge yourself and have a positive attitude you will be able to accomplish a lot more. (Seems pretty obvious but I think a lot of us maybe don't realize we should be doing that)
She goes on to provide n number of examples to support her claims. It does a get a bit repetitive after a point. Instead of reading the entire book, I think reading the summary should be enough. And to sum the entire book in one sentence, “Just don’t limit yourself to your preconceived notions of skill level/abilities and have a positive attitude”. That’s it.
t_juniper's review
2.0
The idea behind the book? 5 stars.
The actual book? 1 star.
I'm totally behind the idea the author presents in this book, but all she does is present cherry-picked case study after cherry-picked case study that proves her point.
I would have loved some practical tips that I could use to put her idea into action.
The actual book? 1 star.
I'm totally behind the idea the author presents in this book, but all she does is present cherry-picked case study after cherry-picked case study that proves her point.
I would have loved some practical tips that I could use to put her idea into action.
iriidescent's review
I couldn't finish it. I had already been acquainted with the concepts Dr. Dweck talked about in the book, but I found her ideas very repetitive and just...boring? Furthermore, she applied this growth-mindset/ fixed-mindset to EVERYTHING and it felt I was reading the same thing in every chapter. A lot of the stories she talked about seemed made up just for the sake of illustrating what having a growth mindset or fixed mindset can do for you in the long run.
emberthestylesage's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Highly recommend to literally everyone, but should be required reading for parents, teachers, & social workers.
repobi's review
2.0
Semua tergantung (growth) mindset. Idenya gak jelek. Bisa jadi motivasi buat berkembang. Masalahnya sih sama seperti beberapa buku self help lain. Bertele-tele, nganggep ide dalam buku mereka adalah solusi utama dan satu-satunya, bergantung pada kejadian anekdotal yang interprestasinya bias, dan nyambung-nyambungin cerita keberhasilan dengan teorinya saja tanpa mikir faktor lain. Kemampuan menulisnya pun kurang.