Since yday I was thinking about our mindsets. I could somehow categorize people into 2 big buckets. The capitalist mindset and the socialist mindset. I could find a lot of qualities that could be markedly present in one of these mindsets...while researching I remembered the growth Vs fixed mindset diagram that I had recently come across.
I also read http://www.sharpinnovationsolutions.ca/blog/?p=78 and http://mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/index.html.
It kind of made a lot of sense and my models of capitalistic Vs socialistic mindsets also come off pretty much similar - in the sense they are exact opposites, yielding exactly opposite kind of people.
From http://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Success-Carol-Dweck/dp/1400062756/sr=8-1/qid=1158604938/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1809568-4984946?ie=UTF8&s=books
Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich, stressed the importance of a positive mental attitude. Normal Vincent Peale, in The Power of a Positive Mental Attitude, stressed the importance of a positive mental attitude.
Dweck picks up where both of these very famous works fell short. Both Hill and Peale understood the importance of a positive mental attitude. But Dweck shows us how we develop fixed mindset attitudes in many areas of our lives and the damage our attitude inflicts on us and on those we interact with. Instead of dwelling on positive or negative attitude, Dweck used the term fixed mindset and growth mindset.
This book by Carol Dweck demonstrates, on the basis of good research, that what people think about their own intelligence has far-reaching consequences. Dweck shows that people with a so-called FIXED MINDSET, who see intelligence as unchangeable, develop a tendency to focus on proving that they have that characteristic instead of focusing on the process of learning. They tend to avoid difficult challenges because failing on these could cause them to lose their intelligent appearance. This disregard of challenge and learning hinders them in the development of their learning and in their performance. So it actually hinders them in developing their knowledge, skills and abilities.
However, when people view intelligence as a potential that can be developed, this is called the GROWTH MINDSET, this leads to the tendency to put effort into learning and performing and into developing strategies that enhance learning and long term accomplishments. An implication is that it pays off to help children and students invest in a view of intelligence as something that can be developed. Carol Dweck does not deny that people differ in their natural abilities but she stresses that it is continued effort which makes abilities blossom. Children who have learned to develop a growth mindset know that effort is the main key to creating knowledge and skills.
I also read http://www.sharpinnovationsolutions.ca/blog/?p=78 and http://mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/index.html.
It kind of made a lot of sense and my models of capitalistic Vs socialistic mindsets also come off pretty much similar - in the sense they are exact opposites, yielding exactly opposite kind of people.
From http://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Success-Carol-Dweck/dp/1400062756/sr=8-1/qid=1158604938/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1809568-4984946?ie=UTF8&s=books
Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich, stressed the importance of a positive mental attitude. Normal Vincent Peale, in The Power of a Positive Mental Attitude, stressed the importance of a positive mental attitude.
Dweck picks up where both of these very famous works fell short. Both Hill and Peale understood the importance of a positive mental attitude. But Dweck shows us how we develop fixed mindset attitudes in many areas of our lives and the damage our attitude inflicts on us and on those we interact with. Instead of dwelling on positive or negative attitude, Dweck used the term fixed mindset and growth mindset.
This book by Carol Dweck demonstrates, on the basis of good research, that what people think about their own intelligence has far-reaching consequences. Dweck shows that people with a so-called FIXED MINDSET, who see intelligence as unchangeable, develop a tendency to focus on proving that they have that characteristic instead of focusing on the process of learning. They tend to avoid difficult challenges because failing on these could cause them to lose their intelligent appearance. This disregard of challenge and learning hinders them in the development of their learning and in their performance. So it actually hinders them in developing their knowledge, skills and abilities.
However, when people view intelligence as a potential that can be developed, this is called the GROWTH MINDSET, this leads to the tendency to put effort into learning and performing and into developing strategies that enhance learning and long term accomplishments. An implication is that it pays off to help children and students invest in a view of intelligence as something that can be developed. Carol Dweck does not deny that people differ in their natural abilities but she stresses that it is continued effort which makes abilities blossom. Children who have learned to develop a growth mindset know that effort is the main key to creating knowledge and skills.
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