Mindset, Carol S. Dweck
Mindset, Carol S. Dweck
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Mindset
The New Psychology of Success

Author: Carol S. Dweck

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019


Synopsis

From the renowned psychologist who introduced the world to “growth mindset” comes this updated edition of the million-copy bestseller—featuring transformative insights into redefining success, building lifelong resilience, and supercharging self-improvement.

“Through clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes

“It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.”

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.

In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love—to transform their lives and your own.

About The Author

CAROL S. DWECK, Ph.D., the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Art and Sciences, is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. Her first book, Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Dweck's work was recently featured in a New York magazine cover story (" How Not to Talk to Your Kids," 2/12) written by Po Bronson, which had an immediate impact on book sales and which was covered by numerous media outlets. Dweck was also recently featured as an expert in a Psychology Today cover story as well as in Time and O magazine. She has also been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. Her media appearances include The Today Show and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.Visit her website at mindsetonline.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joshua on October 16, 2014

Okay, so the idea is fine, and usable, and easy to explain to others, and pretty simple. I was about to give this book a one-star rating because I was so irritated with Dr. Dweck trying to shoehorn her idea into every single success story in the history of humanity and basically saying that her theo......more

Goodreads review by Cerealflakes on November 18, 2011

I keep hearing educators praising this author and, specifically, this book. Maybe she's better in person. I found this book trite. It was very repetitive and full of cherry picked stories pulled out just to prove her obvious conclusion. Are there really people who think that if you go into something......more

Goodreads review by Amir on December 13, 2018

For practical insights refer to: Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset Have ever noticed those geeks, geniuses, and world-class achievers while thinking to yourself, gosh, if only I had such talents, or if only I had such high IQ? Disappointing, I know, I have been there. Perhaps, such way of thinking and......more

Goodreads review by Liong on April 09, 2023

This book mentions two types of mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. Fixed mindset individuals believe abilities are innate and cannot be changed. Growth mindset individuals believe abilities can be developed through hard work and dedication. The book provides too many examples of how a......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 12, 2011

Excellent book. This one sounds like a typical self-help book, but it's a real find. The author is a pyschology researcher at Columbia, and her book is filled with insights and illustrations regarding the differences that a fixed mindset vs. a growth mindset can have when applied to business, parent......more


Quotes

“A good book is one whose advice you believe. A great book is one whose advice you follow. This is a book that can change your life, as its ideas have changed mine.”—Robert J. Sternberg, co-author of Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success
 
“An essential read for parents, teachers [and] coaches . . . as well as for those who would like to increase their own feelings of success and fulfillment.”—Library Journal (starred review)
 
“Everyone should read this book.”—Chip Heath and Dan Heath, authors of Made to Stick
 
“One of the most influential books ever about motivation.”—Po Bronson, author of NurtureShock
 
“If you manage people or are a parent (which is a form of managing people), drop everything and read Mindset.”—Guy Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start 2.0