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Which Mindset Do You Embody?
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."
– Michelangelo
While discussing life perspectives on the forums with my brother-in-arms @Badtotheboner, I remembered the work of Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck on two different mindsets which correlate strongly with people's success and fulfillment in life. The two mindsets are the Fixed Mindset (the world or our potentials are fixed) and the Growth Mindset (the world and our potentials can change). Since I noticed I don't always embody the Growth mindset, I thought it would be worth sharing here in case it helps someone else.
My question for you all is this: What is your rough estimation of the percent you personally embody each of these two mindsets? For me: 75% Growth, 25% Fixed. I believe the goal is to shift to a 100% Growth.
For more details on this concept, here's a Google Talk with Carol Dweck explaining the research:
Carol Dweck: "The Growth Mindset" | Talks at Google
Calling out a few other brothers-in-arms who might be interested in this:
@ThatMagnetMan @MassiveTangent @SirCendric @Posidonius @Vikingfire @shane @PridefulBlossom @fab @Keltoi333
Great concepts. Meeting challenges with openness and taking failures as learnings not a reflection of who you are. I find my mindset varies by context yet I want to be more consistent. Stress can get me too mired in fixed thinking.
I'd say that, like @Vikingfire, it certainly changes depending on the concept, but without any specific negative factors at play, I am 80%+. But I know I have struggled with each one of those fixed mindset symptoms. Specifically, I hate to admit it, but I have felt threatened by the success of others. More precisely, friends. Which is just so wrong as those should be the people I feel happiest for in their success. (this doesn't happen all the time, but I hate that it has happened at all)
I find that, with my writing, I can often get mired in the Fixed Mindset. I find the I hit a wall and I doubt that, no matter how hard I try, I'll ever be able to surmount it. I need to learn how to transform those challenges into growth opportunities in my mind instead of obstacles.
@MassiveTangent, It's important to be able to admit that sometimes the success of others can get you down. Me too. When I catch myself thinking down that path, it is easy to pull myself back on the "right track" by remembering this line from the Tao Te Ching:
"See the world as your self.
Have faith in the way things are.
Love the world as your self;
then you can care for all things."
