A review by elaichipod
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

I thought the last chapter was the most valuable. It was nice to see the various applications of the growth mindset in sports, companies, relationships, and school. At times, the anecdotes did get a bit lengthy but I understand that they were necessary for explaining the bigger picture.

Think of something you need to do, something you want to learn, or a problem you have to confront. What is it? Now make a concrete plan. When will you follow through on your plan? Where will you do it? How will you do it? Think about it in vivid detail.

These concrete plans—plans you can visualize—about when, where, and how you are going to do something lead to really high levels of follow-through, which, of course, ups the chances of success.
So the idea is not only to make a growth-mindset plan, but also to visualize, in a concrete way, how you’re going to carry it out.