Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol Dweck
1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
Carol Dweck
1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
The general theme or argument of the book is that our mindset on a day-to-day basis is what controls who we are and what we do. Carol Dweck highlights a spectrum of our mindset that emphasizes various key ideas. Individuals either have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. In a fixed mindset intelligence is static while in a growth mindset, intelligence can be developed. Where you fall on the spectrum affects your behavior.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
The book directly connects to what we are learning in ENT3003 because it talks about how your mindset affects your amount of success. How you think either limits your potential or enhances your success. Individuals with a growth mindset do not take well to criticism which could hinder success for most. It is important to get feedback from others when starting a business or implementing a business plan. Critiques can help the growth of a business or idea. Individuals with a growth mindset are more open-minded and encourage learning and effort. How you respond to the opinions and thoughts of others directly affects how successful you can be a business owner.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
The exercise for this class would be like Shark Tank. Both mindsets involve reflecting on the challenges, obstacles, effort, criticism, and success of others. I believe this exercise would be able to test all of these things. The class would present business ideas, people would give feedback, they would go through a two-week period of implementing their business idea, then others would offer feedback following the case study.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
I did not think the book would list so many ideas or tools you can use to expand your mindset. I thought it would simply explain each mindset type then elaborate on how each mindset thinks and what they do. I like how the author offered alternatives for how to change your way of thinking. I thought it would give point-blank answers. However, the book more so gives you tools and you have to use them to your benefit to learn how to fulfill your potential.
I did not think the book would list so many ideas or tools you can use to expand your mindset. I thought it would simply explain each mindset type then elaborate on how each mindset thinks and what they do. I like how the author offered alternatives for how to change your way of thinking. I thought it would give point-blank answers. However, the book more so gives you tools and you have to use them to your benefit to learn how to fulfill your potential.
Hey Ashlyn!
ReplyDeleteI like your post but I wish you could have elaborated on points 3 and 4 more. I like your idea of a Shark Tank exercise but I wish you could explained more on how it would work out; would there be judges from actual companies judging? Would it be presentation based? How would this idea play out? But overall nice post.
Hi, Ashlyn!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure which book you chose but it sounds very interesting! It is similar to the text I chose but it makes a different distinction about the human thought process. I would like to better understand the specifics of differentiating between a growth and fixed mindset. I definitely agree the text has implications to our studies throughout this class since critical analysis and feedback is so crucial.
Great job!