The Discovery of Growth Mindset

The concept of growth mindset and professor Carol Dweck are completely new to me. Watching the videos was the first time I have heard about it. I found the idea of it really interesting, especially now with the new generation. In some cases, it seems like many people now are given things without having to work for it. They are missing out on what it means to strive for the things you want.

Quote from Carol Dweck's Memes

(Source: Blogspot)

"What's the problem with easy?"

 My parents have always made sure to push me and made me challenge myself and my abilities. They say that "nothing worth wanting comes easy." If you aren't willing to fight for something or working for something, then you aren't learning anything or striving to be better at something. I think it's important for us to always strengthen and grow our minds. It keeps our minds alert and healthy. Since I was raised this way, I think I am the same way in my school work. My first attempt at something may not be the best. I rely on criticism and more information to make my work better. So I think in a way I use the idea of 'not yet." Although when I played sports in high school, I think I was the complete opposite. I wanted to be perfect (which I was not the greatest by far). I settled often for mediocracy in sports.

In my major, broadcast journalism, the idea of "not yet" is used a lot, although we are unfamiliar with that concept. We are constantly changing and revising stories, trying to make them better. We never settle for okay. Even when our stories hit the air, we are never fully satisfied with our work. This pushes us to work harder on the next piece of work.

I am definitely curious about growth mindset and would love to learn more about it, including how to use it in my daily life.  I truly want to excel in my final broadcast class this semester, and I think the growth mindset idea could really help.