The website “The Decision Lab” has an excellent summary of the history, research and misconceptions about a growth mindset.
Key Points Include:
- Having a growth mindset means that you “believe that being effortful can improve certain skills, compared to the fixed mindset’s belief that our abilities are unchangeable”
- A history of how Dr. Carol Dweck developed an interest in and conducted research how children responded to different challenges using a variety of educational approaches
- Some workplace consequences of having a growth mindset culture
- Misunderstandings about a growth mindsets, including: mistaking a positive outlook for a growth mindset, assuming that outcomes are not a consideration in a growth mindset, and that beliefs about a growth mindset and implementation are two different things
