Do This Simple Exercise to Unlock Your Potential, Says the Psychologist Who Coined the Phrase 'Growth Mindset'Carol Dweck, who currently teaches a first-year seminar at Stanford University, gives her students an assignment that can change their lives.
ByAmanda Breen•
Key Takeaways
- Dweck says we all have some fixed mindsets, but we also have the power to change them.
- The psychologist's straightforward — but challenging — class assignment is a sure way to do that.
Many people have ambitiousgoals, whether personal or professional, but few take the steps necessary to achieve them because their "fixed mindset," or limiting beliefs about what they're capable of, holds them back.
To truly excel, people need to swap that static way of thinking for a "growth mindset." Psychologist Carol Dweck, who coined the phrase and brought it mainstream with her 2006 bookMindset: How You Can Fulfill Your Potential, says we all have some fixed mindsets, but we also have the power to change them.
本月早些时候,Dweck与通用El坐了下来ectric chairman and CEO Larry Culp at GE's "Lean Mindset" event in Chelsea, New York, where a range of industry leaders — from professional athletes likePeyton Manningto Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and more — discussed how to build team cultures fostering innovation, efficiency and constant improvement.
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