Mindset
by Carol S. Dweck · first published 2006
71% recommend26% neutral3% critical
Why HN recommends it
Short, science-backed take on fixed versus growth mindset, with examples from school, sports and business. Recommended for anyone stuck in apathy, perfectionism or fear of failing, and for parents.
Common criticism: Some say the growth mindset research has not replicated
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Mindset is one of those rare books that can help you make positive changes in your life and at the same time see the world in a new way.A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, Carol Dweck has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world. It explains how we become optimistic or pessimistic. It shapes our goals, our attitude toward work and relationships, and how we raise our kids, ultimately predicting whether or not we will fulfill our potential. Dweck has found that everyone has one of
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on “The Best Books I Read in 2015” ↗…Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over 9. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion 10. Pre-Suasion: Channeling Attention for Change 11. Thinking, Fast and Slow 12. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 13. Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life 14. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World 15. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss…
on “Ask HN: Which non-programming books are a beneficial read for programmers?” ↗"Mindset" by Carol Dweck is one of the greatest books I've ever read. Sadly though, I didn't discover it until the age of 41. Of equal value is "the War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. In my opinion, these are…
on “Believe you can change ” ↗This was probably taken from the work of Carol Dweck[0]. I recently read a book she wrote (Mindset[1]) that was recommended on a thread here. The book title sounds like some corny self-help book, and honestly some of the stories in it seemed a bit sappy to me, but I think the underlying idea is solid…
on “All My Life I’ve Been Told I Was Special. It Was A Lie.” ↗…still thinks so two years later. 3) The book The Optimistic Child[C] by Martin E. P. Seligman is good for teaching children how to deal with inevitable problems and setbacks of human life. 4) The book Mindset[D] by Carol Dweck is a very good book on helping young people and people of all ages to maximize their abilities. We have seen wonderful results from "growth mindset" with our two younger children, who…
on “How to raise successful children” ↗I assume you're asking about books for startup people. Paul's essays couldn't hurt. I am not a karma whore. ;-) Mindset, by Carol Dweck. It'll change the way you think about the way you think. Incredibly relevant for justifying your yes-I-can attitude. The Four-Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss. You've never thought about…
on “What books would you recommend reading? Why?” ↗I'd recommend a couple of books: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol Dweck, What Is Intelligence?, by James Flynn.
on “Ask HN: How do I become smarter?” ↗I faced this my senior year of college too. What drove me out of the rough was Dweck's Mindset. Get your hands on a copy if you haven't read it yet. The take-away for me was that the apathy I sometimes felt was a kind of scapegoat for avoiding situations where I could fail. Instead of increasing…
on “Winning Isn't Normal” ↗I'd recommend Mindset by Carol Dweck. It discusses growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. It sounds quite pertinent for your fear of not doing as well again.
on “I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days. Today is day 115” ↗I am not a type 3 engineer myself but I too believe it's a matter of mindset. So what you want to do is to help them change their mindset. I have read 2 really, really interesting books on that matter. The first is called 'Mindset' by Carol Dweck and the second one is 'Talent…
on “Ask HN: How can I encourage my co-workers to grow further as engineers?” ↗…easier than taking my own. I mean you'll never know unless you try right, and the only way to get better is to try & fail & get better a bunch of times. One book you may enjoy (short read) is called mindset: http://www.amazon.com/Mindset-The-New-Psychology-Success/dp/... Good luck, and I say give it a go.
on “Ask HN: Have you rejected an offer to work on a project because of self-doubt?” ↗…probably be edited to add "(2007)," which is when I first read this interesting and informative article. This article was published just around the time that Carol Dweck was putting together her popular book Mindset,[1] which is well worth reading for all the Hacker News participants who have missed out on reading the book so far. Follow-up research by Dweck and other researchers have continued to show benefits to…
on “The Effort Effect (2007)” ↗…book, you can easily go from something else to reading and back to work. A month ago there was a thread about the "one book that changed your life": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17168136 I read Mindset by Carol Dweck since then and found it very interesting (and applicable to some parts of my life and behaviour).
on “How to get kids to pay attention” ↗Heather Jones seems like a classic fixed mindset child. An excellent book to read on this subject is Mindset by Carol Dweck. Essentially, by labeling a child as Gifted we are setting up in a child's mind that their intelligence is what they are and…
on “I Grew Up Gifted, but My Life Didn’t Turn Out the Way I Expected” ↗You're totally right. "Mindset" by Dr Carol Dweck is probably the most important book (research) on this topic. A must-read for anyone pretending to educate kids, actually to anyone period.
on “Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorders, research suggests” ↗