Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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Random House Publishing Group, Feb 28, 2006 - Psychology - 320 pages
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.

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Contents

INSIDE THE MINDSETS
15
THE TRUTH ABOUT ABILITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
55
THE MINDSET OF A CHAMPION
82
The Idea of the Natural
83
Character
91
What Is Success?
98
What Is Failure?
99
Taking Charge of Success
101
Whos the Greatest?
158
Developing in Relationships
159
Friendship
160
Shyness
163
Revenge Revisited
165
WHERE DO MINDSETS COME FROM?
173
Messages About Success and Failure
174
What Makes a Great Teacher or Parent?
193

What Does It Mean to Be a Star?
103
Hearing the Mindsets
105
MINDSET AND LEADERSHIP
108
Organizations That Grow
109
A Study of Mindset and Management Decisions
111
Leadership and the Fixed Mindset
112
FixedMindset Leaders in Action
114
GrowthMindset Leaders in Action
124
A Study of Group Processes
133
Groupthink Versus We Think
134
The Praised Generation Hits the Workforce
136
Are Negotiators Born or Made?
137
Are Managers Born or Made?
139
Are Leaders Born or Made?
141
MINDSETS IN LOVE OR NOT
144
Relationships Are Different
147
Mindsets Falling in Love
148
The Partner as Enemy
157
Winning Through Mindset
202
Our Legacy
211
CHANGING MINDSETS
213
The Mindset Lectures
216
A Mindset Workshop
218
Brainology
221
More About Change
224
Taking the First Step
226
People Who Dont Want to Change
230
Changing Your Childs Mindset
234
Mindset and Willpower
239
Maintaining Change
242
The Road Ahead
246
Notes
247
Recommended Books
267
Index
269
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Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, and has won nine lifetime achievement awards for her research. She addressed the United Nations on the eve of their new global development plan and has advised governments on educational and economic policies. Her work has been featured in almost every major national publication, and she has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.

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