Many times, it's hard to understand certain subjects in school, or even, hard to admit that you got lost in the one and only class that was valuable for the exam. In fact, the first thought that comes to my mind when I don't understand and another student does, is: "well, she was naturally born brilliant for this subject, she's obviously better". After reading mindset, I've noticed that this thought is common in many people, and there are several ways to flip it around onto a growth minded thought. From now on, I will start working harder than before when I get confused in certain subjects, always keeping in mind that I need to learn form failure and not take it as a threat. It's obvious, when you lose a game everything turns around you, and it's perfectly normal to feel down. However, as I've understood mindsets, I've noticed that when it comes to sports, sometimes, I do have fixed traits. I enjoy every single moment of the game when I play basketball, but when I lose an important match I tend to blame someone else just to feel better. When I make mistakes I do recognize them, but when I think about the lost game, thoughts start to pop up: "the referee was so bad", "many of us did lots of mistakes", and at the end you might even avoid blaming yourself for something that you did wrong. So instead of having this mentality, I need to learn from my mistakes and understand what I can do to perform better next time. | Feedback can be extremely harsh in many situations, but you need to learn how to accept it and take out the best from it. When you receive feedback, you might have a growth or a fixed mindset; I have fixed traits. Honestly, I'm a fan of feedback, I prefer feedback than grades, you actually learn. However, I've noticed that when people constructively criticize my work I take it to personal, and I close my mind with the idea that they regularly don't like what I create. Instead, I've understand that people give feedback to help you improve, allowing you to focus on errors that you probably didn't see; to accept feedback I need a growth mindset. |
F I X I N G F I X E D T R A I T S After thinking for a couple of hours about the book Mindset, I came to understand, that the best way to reflect about my learning and understanding was by reflected about MY mindset. It's been a long way to completely understand the concept of both mindsets, how they work, and how they affect people. Now, I'm missing about 40 pages to finish up the entire book, and honestly, I have a clear view of both mindset traits. With all the concepts taught, I've identified that I have both a growth and a fixed mindset depending on the situation. With this statement said, I've come to a conclusion that in order to have a "successful" life, the idea of having fixed traits is not the most adequate. LIFE is all about hard work, learning from your mistakes, and accepting failure as a vehicle to success and improvement. With this idea in mind, I've been reflecting about certain situations were I believe I might have a fixed mindset; I'm ready to modify it.
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Corey Topf
7/24/2014 11:37:25 am
Babi, this is excellent! I really like what you said about feedback. You know, before the IA, it was much harder for me to accept feedback. Rather than seeing it as an opportunity to improve, I took it way too personal and viewed it as something permanent, rather than temporary. Now I seek out feedback from people with everything I do, and I love getting other people's thoughts on my work, whatever it is.
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