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A Mix Between Mindsets
We’re not falling into one category of mindset only. Every person’s mindset varies because there’s no possibility for a mindset to be entirely fixed.
To improve yourself mostly means to improve your mindset. So whenever you’re struggling with progress, be aware that there’s a problem in your mindset.
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What a Fixed Mindset is
It's a mentality that seeks validation. The individual builds a certain degree of knowledge and skills due to various reasons. Then, instead of consistently improving them, the person begins to seek validation from others by trying to prove himself in various ways.
A person with a fixed min...
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Shifting to a Growth Mindset
- Self-awareness. The more aware you are of your mindset the more you’ll be able to change it.
- Knowledge. The more you read and learn the bigger momentum you’ll gain to seek further.
- Willpower. Once you have identified what you have to do, and you have acq...
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Disadvantages of a Fixed Mindset
- It provokes dissatisfaction and disappointment.
- It decreases self-knowledge and self-awareness.
- It cuts off opportunities. A fixed mindset person is usually afraid to take risks.
- It encourages mediocrity.
- It attracts mediocre relationships that will hardly br...
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What a Growth Mindset is
The growth-oriented person perceives failures as useful feedback. He doesn’t stop to wonder if he’s appreciated by others or if he should do more to impress. The growth-oriented person seeks excellence through practice.
This involves consistency and persistence. When failing, he doesn’t ge...
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Tips for encouraging a growth mindset (in yourself and in others):
- Don’t praise ability or intelligence: That promotes a fixed mindset. Compliment effort, process and choices.
- Don’t ignore outcome, tie it to effort: You can be happy about success, but attribute it to effort.
- Respond positively to failure: Failure isn’t b...
9. Get Out Of Your Head
Next time you’re having a conversation, see if you catch yourself thinking about what you’re going to say next rather than focusing on what the other person is saying. You may be surprised how often it happens.
Generally, being aware of this tendency is enough to improve it. But if you’re s...
Observe your mindset
You can’t begin to change a “fixed” mindset until you recognize it.
Notice if you rush to conclusions about fundamental abilities:
- Do you tell yourself that you’re no good at a particular task, so there’s no point attempting it?
- Do y...
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