Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us pdfdrive com

BY CAROL DWECK

Stanford’s Dweck distills her decades of research to a simple pair of ideas. People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve. Dweck’s message: Go with growth.

Type I Insight: In the book and likewise on her website, www.mindsetonline.com, Dweck offers concrete steps for moving from a fixed to a growth mindset:

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  Learn to listen for a fixed mindset “voice” that might be hurting your resiliency.
  
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  Interpret challenges not as roadblocks, but as opportunities to stretch yourself.
  
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  Use the language of growth—for example, “I’m not sure I can do it now, but I think I can learn with time and effort.”
  

Then We Came to the End