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Now updated with new research—the book that has changed millions of lives

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 agrowth 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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“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

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Mindset is "an established set of attitudes held by someone," says the Oxford American Dictionary. It turns out, however, that a set of attitudes needn't be so set, according to Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford. Dweck proposes that everyone has either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is one in which you view your talents and abilities as... well, fixed. In other words, you are who you are, your intelligence and talents are fixed, and your fate is to go through life avoiding challenge and failure. A growth mindset, on the other hand, is one in which you see yourself as fluid, a work in progress. Your fate is one of growth and opportunity. Which mindset do you possess? Dweck provides a checklist to assess yourself and shows how a particular mindset can affect all areas of your life, from business to sports and love. The good news, says Dweck, is that mindsets are not set: at any time, you can learn to use a growth mindset to achieve success and happiness. This is a serious, practical book. Dweck's overall assertion that rigid thinking benefits no one, least of all yourself, and that a change of mind is always possible, is welcome. (On sale Feb. 28)
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“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

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Rep Upd edition (December 26, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345472322
ISBN-13: 978-0345472328
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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Concept is brilliant, excecution not so much

Bysilvershipson December 23, 2016

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I was looking forward to reading this for months, and had a mixed reaction when I finally did. The book is valuable for its conceit: that there are two types of mind-sets; the growth and the fixed. The growth is the one to have if you want to thrive in life, career, relationships, etc. People are formed early on into one mindset or the other, but can change to the valuable growth mindset if they put themselves to the task. This is incredibly important and the book's value stands on this assertion alone. All of this can be summed up in a single chapter, or a scientific paper tweaked for the lay reader. The problem is that this argument is stretched thin to become a "book" and Dweck's writing doesn't maintain enough interest on its own and is often clunky, sentimental and obvious at times. I'm sure this happens a lot when a notable scientist, psychologist, etc is given a book deal and needs to expand it to justify a full-length book when something shorter would suffice to most readers (exceptions are brilliant writers like Daniel Kahneman and Daniel Gilbert, etc). So Midset is a mixed bag. The real gift here is the conceit. Read it because it has value. It's an informational book, but not a great book.

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Interesting theory, yet lacking depth

ByPeng Jinon December 25, 2014

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I first came across the author in a TED video. Her talk about how "not yet" generates far more power than "fail" was interesting and I decided to buy her book to further read into her studies. The book in general is an interesting piece of work. I like the way she describes the "growth mindset". However, most of the book seems to focus on discussing the difference between "fixed mindset" and "growth mindset" applied to different fields. So it does get very predictable and tedious. There is far not enough discussion about how to better develop the "growth mindset". It is like the author uses the entire book to emphasize how important "growth mindset" is but doesn't really offer much help. In particular, I don't like how she attributes every corporate failure to "fixed mindset". I think it is way too generalizing and over-simplifying.

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Quite possibly one of the best books on the mind that any one can read

ByJames Tazon February 5, 2017

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Carol Dweck's book Mindset is quite possibly one of the best books I have read to ready myself for parenting, coaching and life in general. The book is about 250 pages, a relatively quick read, but is jam packed with situations and how the two trained mindsets handle them. Mostly focusing on the Growth Mindset being a positive factor when dealing with life. Anyone who is going to be a parent a teacher a coach or a mentor at work should read this book and allow yourself to appreciate the fine teachings Mrs. Dweck has to offer.

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Dweck seems to have done some research and had has some good ideas. But the book itself is very

ByPamon June 25, 2017

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I am an avid reader and will read anything, including cereal books. But, I had to force myself to finish this book. Dweck seems to have done some research and had has some good ideas. But the book itself is very, very repetitive and drags on and on. Read about Dweck's research on line. Skip the book.

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I think, therefore I am.

ByDKHon March 5, 2016

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Love this book! Lots of insights and it makes sense. How tightly do we cling to our ideas about life? About ourselves? Can people change or not? How do we react to failure-- devastation or just a part of normal living? Reading this is changing much about my way of thinking. The author started life with a static, limiting understanding of herself and life. In studying various people in her career as a psychologist, she began to see that people respond to negative things in one of two ways: with despair or with hope. She explains how we get these mindsets and how we can grow if we choose to. Really life-changing.

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Repetitive

ByAmazon Customeron October 4, 2016

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This book is way longer than it should be. It's basically the same thing repeated 3 to 4 times over in a different way.

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ByFlying Dustbinon May 17, 2017

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I agree with the other reviewers who said that the concept of "fixed" versus "growth" mindset is extremely important, and that the author stretched what should have been an article in "Psychology Today" out into a completely unnecessary book. I kept hoping there were some further insights, and that if I just kept going, I'd find them. But after reading these reviews, it's not just me who's bored to tears. The last straw was the author remembering (incorrectly) that a 1950's-era advice column in called "Can This Marriage Be Saved" appeared in "Reader's Digest." It did not. A little thing, for sure, but glaring mistakes or "mis-rememberings" make me question the validity of the other stories in the book. I think I'll quit reading now.

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Great core idea but could have been presented better

ByAnkuron July 17, 2016

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Firstly the idea behind the book is without a doubt very strong and useful. It highlights how you can move from a fixed mindset where you
- believe your ability is limited
- you are only so good at something
- you are not meant to be great in some fields
and evolve into a growth mindset where
- you will realize that you can always do better with more practice
- you can learn new things

Another very interesting spin Carol has offered in the book is on applying growth mindset in parenting. If you have ever said to a kid 'hey kid that was great, You are so good at this' or 'hey kid I am so impressed. You are really intelligent', you will be amazed by what kind of impact these comments have on kid's mindset.

Now why did I give it only 3 stars. There is a saying "If you say three things you've said nothing'. In case of this book, it actually goes like 'if you give 100 examples, you haven't given any good example that people will remember". The book offers so many examples that it gets overwhelming and infact at the end of book, you don't actually remember almost all of those. There is a potential to compress this book significantly without losing any strong value to the user. Also so much content around the core idea starts diluting part of the idea.

Overall, still a great read. I would recommend reading it once.

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