Question: Drawing on Dweck’s book Mindset, “What are the fixed and growth mindsets, where does a person gain self-esteem? as a result, how do the mindsets influence a person’s motivation to learn?
Thesis
Fixed Mindest
Self-Esteem: Individuals with the fixed mindset their self esteem comes from validation from others and avoidance of failure.
Where do they get motivation to learn ? Individuals with fixed mindsets fear failure and setbacks. This is because it can suppress their motivation to learn.
Seek easy tasks
Validation
What is the Fixed Mindset?
Avoid learning oportunities.
Fear failure
Focus on maintaining a self-image
“In the Fixed mindset, with its focus on permanent, they quickly fear challenge and devalue effort”. 10, Dweck
They to what they know rather than striving for learning.
“Nothing ventured, nothing lost” Dweck, 9.
If the fixed mindsetters encounter a setback or challenge it harms and damages their self-esteem, as it threatens their idea of their ingrained abilities
The fixed mindset refers to the belief that one's abilities are permanent, set in stone, and there is no room for change.
They avoid difficult tasks and challenges because they perceive them as threats.
Their motivation is driven by seeking approval and dodging criticism. They feel the urgency to succeed and when they do, they feel pride.
Individuals with the fixed mindset believe that they are born with a certain amount of understanding, talent or intelligence.
They are focused on being smart rather than learning. They believe they have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain amount of personality and a certain amount of morals.
frequently aim validation to confirm their current skills rather than taking risks or embracing challenges that could expose their failures. The fixed mindset creates a sense of urgency to prove yourself over and over.
Risk taking
They might still take risks and try new things and try to achieve accomplishments but the truth is that if they believe that their abilities are carved in stone nothing will change.
They view failure as a direct measure of their values and competence. They act superior to others to keep their Self-Esteem.
Superiority
Treat others inferiorly to keep their self-esteem.
They may feel a sense por superiority, since success means that their abilities are better than other peoples.
They live life always trying to convince themselves and others that they are the best and when they are secretly worried about making a mistake.
It makes you concerned on how you will be judged
“Ive seen so many people with this one consuming goal of proving themselves, in the classroom, in their carrers, and in their relationships” Dweck, 6
“Will i succeed or fail? Will I look smart or dumb? Will i be aceptes or rejected? Will I feel like a winner or a loser?” Dweck 6
“If at first you dint succeed , you probably dont have the ability” Dweck, 10.
