Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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Random House Publishing Group, Dec 26, 2007 - 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 I
15
THE TRUTH ABOUT ABILITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT I
55
THE MINDSET OF A CHAMPION
82
The Idea of the Natural
83
Character
91
What Is Success?
98
What Is Failure?
99
IOI Taking Charge of Success
101
Developing in Relationships
162
Friendship
163
Shyness
166
Revenge Revisited
168
WHERE DO MINDSETS COME FROM? I
176
Messages About Success and Failure
177
What Makes a Great Teacher or Parent?
196
Winning Through Mindset
205

What Does It Mean to Be a Star?
103
Hearing the Mindsets
105
MINDSET AND LEADERSHIP I
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
Organizational Mindsets
142
MINDSETS IN LOVE OR NOT I
147
Relationships Are Different
150
Mindsets Falling in Love
151
The Partner as Enemy
160
Whos the Greatest?
161
False Growth Mindset
214
Our Legacy
221
CHANGING MINDSETS
223
The Mindset Lectures
226
A Mindset Workshop
228
Brainology
231
More About Change
234
Opening Yourself Up to Growth
236
People Who Dont Want to Change
240
Changing Your Childs Mindset
244
Mindset and Willpower
249
Maintaining Change
252
The Journey to a True Growth Mindset
254
Learn and Help Learn
262
The Road Abead
264
Notes
265
Recommended Books
287
Index
289
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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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