Mindset: Unlock Your Potential and Transform Your Life with a New Way of Thinking

ND: I recently got my hands on the updated edition of "Mindset," and it's been nothing short of a revelation. This book has transformed the way I think about myself and my potential. Carol Dweck's insights are both powerful and practical.

The updated edition adds even more value, with fresh examples and case studies that make the concepts even more relatable to our daily lives. It's clear that the author has put a lot of effort into making sure her message remains as relevant as ever.

Whether you're a student, professional, or simply someone looking to unlock their full potential, this book is a must-read. The idea of having a growth mindset has become an integral part of my life, and I've already seen positive changes in my approach to challenges and opportunities.

In a world where personal development is crucial, "Mindset" is a guiding light. I can't recommend it enough to anyone looking to change their thinking and fulfil their potential. It's a true game-changer!

United Kingdom on Oct 11, 2023

Ela: I love books, and this is a good one. You learn a bit about your mindset and how you can change your life by changing your mindset.

Netherlands on Oct 05, 2023

Kindle Customer: Amazing research ideas, scientifically proven growth mindset studies and lots of information on how to put it in practice.

Definitely a game changer in human relationships and making people tick

India on Sep 25, 2023

bernardita: This book its literally the BASE of understanding how humans think. EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT. Thank you Carol for being a great teacher

United States on Jul 21, 2023

Steve: A nice and inspiring book. Easy to read and understand writers way of thinking and seeing how our mind functions. I have already recommend it to peers.

United States on Apr 07, 2023

Bethany: This book has wonderful information in it, but honestly, was extremely repetitive. She kept giving examples of people she considered to have the correct Mindset, but not a lot of information on how to develop it.

I'd borrow from your local library before buying it.

United States on Mar 23, 2023

H. SebastianH. Sebastian: „Changing the way you think...“ this message was the reason to put the book on my personal „must-read“ list and I was not disappointed. The topic „mind“ resp. the setting of the same are of high importance for me, basically Dr. Dweck divides this into two categories, the fixed and the growth-oriented one, which sounds relatively simply in the beginning, leads to the understanding, that each and everyone of us is living with a mixture of both of these „settings“, depending on experiences, teachings, environment as well as mood and situation.
The first chapters cover the explanation of the differences of both mindsets (simplified in my own words: fixed mindset makes you believe in talents, fixed values while the growth mindset focuses on learning and gaining abilities), influences of the mindsets on the daily life and perception thereof as well as examples of persons (sports as well as business world) focusing either on one or the other (extreme) end of the mindset spectrum. The book closes on a view on relationships, teaching / coaching as well as the possibilities of changing one's mindset (and maintaining the change).
All in all, the most important take-away...

Germany on Feb 08, 2023

Dr Nia D ThomasDr Nia D Thomas: The book talks about two different mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. My simple definitions are:

Mindset by Carol Dweck
◦ The fixed mindset: winning and the end goal are the things that define your success along with how little or how much effort we had to put in to get there. It’s all about being someone special.
◦ The growth mindset: what we learn on the journey to great things is what defines our success along with how little or how much it expands our abilities and gives us memorable experiences on the way. It’s all about doing special things.

Dweck talks about our predisposition to lean one way or the other, whilst also acknowledging we have a bit of both in us even if we do have a stronger bias towards one mindset or the other.

Reading it felt like someone had lifted the lid on things that I already knew, but didn’t know I knew. As I read through the examples of behaviours and attitudes that exemplified the fixed or growth mindsets, I could clearly recognise them in the people around me and, scarily, in myself too.

The book is really helpful in lifting the lid on your understanding of what success and failure means...

United Kingdom on Feb 05, 2023

Tom Venuto, Author of Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle: Many books, including Talent is Overrated, Peak, Grit and Outliers have made the argument that hard work, persistence, deliberate practice, opportunity and a nurturing environment are among the reasons why people excel, not talent alone. In Mindset, Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck adds another reason why some people thrive and achieve – they have a growth mindset.

Dweck proposes that human qualities are not carved in stone, they can be cultivated. People can grow and get better at anything, including sports, art, music, business, parenting or relationships. This includes intellectual skills. People can get smarter.

Some people choose to believe their intelligence or ability is a static and deep-seated trait. This is the fixed mindset. Others choose to believe that intelligence and ability are traits you can develop. This is the growth mindset.

In the fixed mindset, because intelligence and ability are seen as static, this leads to a tendency to avoid challenges, see effort as fruitless, ignore useful feedback, feel threatened by the success of others, give up easily when obstacles arise, and get defensive and place blame for poor performance or failure. As...

United States on Feb 11, 2022

lucaberta: I had seen this book referenced many times in times in the past, and only recently I decided to buy it and read it. And it has been one of the quickest reads ever!

This book is a true gem. It helps the reader undermine the victim mentality to the core, and provides with many examples of the difference that having a fixed mindset has compared to the journey implied in having a growth mindset.

We all are a mix of both mindset, and it is up to us to recognize and control where we are in our life, and what is the dominant mindset. This book gives concrete action steps to take to chip at the fixed mindset, and to install the growth mindset mentality which is what makes us improve in all we do in our lives.

Because age and skills don’t matter when the right mindset, the growth mindset, is allowed to make us flourish.

A must read, truly inspirational. And now it’s time to start the journey. Now.

United States on Jun 01, 2019