Topic: Growth mindset versus fixed mindset - page 6. (Read 936 times)

Yeah, I got this lesson when I was in my 24th year - "The Constant Learning". Those who get bored with their learning usually tend to stop at the point where the rest of the world moves on however that particular person stops growing. It's simple maths, if the mind is not learning then it is not getting motivated and it gets tangled with the closed box, starts accepting it as its whole universe, and thus ends up in the less progressive circle.

It is very important for us to have a motivated mindset all the time. For me, my parents were the top motivation. They told me to have the learning phase even after my post-graduation. For this reason, I kept my teaching phase active and it helped me a lot throughout my career.

I am not saying this is applicable to only academic phases but it definitely can help in a lot of different sectors. Afterall learning is nothing but activating your dark side to enlighten different skill sets and apply them in everyday life to excel.

I fall in growth mindset category and let me tell you as long as you have such mindset you will find learning out of everything and even if you feel demotivated or fail in something you will take it as experience and attempt the same by correcting your mistake.

But the most important thing is the even which trigger a fixed mindset to change as Growth mind set and voice versa. Sometimes a growth mindset has a set back so hard that they almost lose everything and pushed into the category of fixed mindset where they don't experiment or try new things.
 
I would say Growth will never let you down and if it does it will help you to rise again.

Your environment matters a lot on which mindset that you will have. Fixed mindset sees changes as stress and they don't want to try anything new because they think that it will be something stressful to them. They are adamant and they love the way they are i.e they are satisfy with the little that they know and think that they know it all.

However, people with growth mindset are always ready to learn something new a d take advantage of the benefits so that they can improve themselves no matter how hard it will take them to achieve it because they believe that it is possible. They accept changes and listen to people to hear from their own point of view, so see if they can learn something from it.

I didn't know that there were terms for such differences, but I like the idea. I'm certainly a person who falls under the growth mindset category. I've always believed that there's so much a person can do to improve that the genetic and/or early development side of things should be taken less seriously. Of course, there are mental disabilities which are uncurable, so some people are unable to catch up with peers in such cases, but that's a small minority.
But I'm not sure about the overall setup. A person with a growth mindset can struggle with anxiety and this find it difficult to embrace challenges. A person with a fixed mindset can believe that their IQ is very high and they have innate talent, so they are bound to achieve things in life. In practice, it might give them a lot of confidence and motivation.

Usually people who are like that or mean those who have a stagnant mindset are trapped in a state or comfort zone where they are happy and calm with their circumstances that never change. I have one friend who we can make an object in this discussion, where his daily life is just playing games and lying down, no other activities and never asking or looking for a job that can provide himself with income, but because his parents are people who can be said to be quite capable of meeting the needs of the family, every day he only depends on his parents for his needs such as snacks or buying anything, even though on the other hand his age is no longer young, namely he has reached the age of 24, which should be for young people of that age they should be looking for a lot of insight and work to determine their future, and I say this is a person who is really stuck in a comfort zone.

As you said that such people do not have an advanced or developed mindset, they only think and assume "waiting for good fortune to come by itself without any effort", yes it is true and it is people who are afraid to take risks and also do not want to try new things that basically have the possibility to change their life circumstances. Basically it is true that failure will always be a situation that everyone does not want, but what's wrong with trying? after all, many also succeed and get a better life with the success he achieved from the results of his hard work that never gave up. On the other hand, people will not care about your situation and that means only you can change your life. Motivation is just an encouragement and if there is no action at all then it is the same as nonsense, life is hard and bitter, so if you want to improve and adjust your standard of living to the situation then only you can do it, so change your mindset from now on before you are late and regret it.

If they don't adopt they die that's how the nature of business work, that's why businessmen need to have a growth mindset since if they just rely on fixed mindset because those people think that this the safest method since they afraid to lose most provably fair in the long run.

People need to step out on there comfort zone to try new things or trends that can help to increase there profit also adopt the changes and demand of the market. And this should thinking to grow should have by anyone so that they can help themselves to became more successful. But in any aspect in life we should always think to have growth mindset since there's no coming back especially if years past and its hard to regret on past decision since we can't make the time to comeback so while its early we should try what we think best for us to improve.

I was very interested when I saw this, yes I was interested when talking about the topic of mindset, because for me mindset is one of the ways to determine whether someone can achieve success or not. Most people today are afraid to take risks and if I put one of the two mindsets discussed in this OP is included in the fixed mindset.
The simplest question when I relate this to one of the paths to success is, how can someone be successful, while taking risks is not willing? for me it is something contradictory. Especially if someone who does not want to get out of their comfort zone and does not want to explore the vast outside world.
Actually, if this is related to belief, faith, or religion, it will be very related. Because in the teachings that I believe in, one must continue to learn, try, work hard and so on.

Most people are lazy. Having achieved some results and received a comfortable (in their opinion) lifestyle, they do not like to leave their comfort zone. This is where we see claims that everything was better before, and the fact that everything is new is well forgotten old.
But the other half of people, realizing that nothing can stand still and requires regular updating, update both themselves and their knowledge. Therefore, we see people whom we call skeptics, those who look very tired and do not want to start something new, and those whom we call optimists, constantly creating something new and passionately wanting to change both their lives and the lives of others for the better.
And yes, it is very difficult to pull a person who is confident in himself and knows everything out of his swamp.

I'm thinking about which spectrum I fall into because sometimes I can say I have a Growth mindset, but other times I might still be in a fixed mindset. It really changes without constant factors. You might be in a growth mindset now, and then the next day, you might consider yourself in a fixed mindset. Would you consider it a fixed mindset because your possession of a growth mindset is not consistent? Having a growth mindset is being practical though.

It's not hard at all, it's like learning to swim. Some people are too scared to swim and/or leave their comfortable life for adventure. But it's definitely not a thing of difficulty, as long as you have the determination to see it through.


You are the average of your 5 closest friends you hang around with, so yeah they're right.

This is true for growth mindset because you already seeing the picture of what you want in your face and anything that tries to reposition your mind by causing a break will be seen as temporary and you intensify effort to cross the rope. Usually the growth mindset always know that they would meet stumbling block on the way which will not be permanent because the believe of it will soon be over will always be there echoing.

      -  These two growing and fixed mindsets clash due to a person's skill and intelligence. It is now up to the individual to choose
which of the two they wish to undertake so that they can implement it in their lives.

All I can say is that building a development mindset takes time and persistence in order to attain our goals and live
the so-called fulfilling life we desire. I've attached a video that shows the difference between a growth mentality and a
fixed mindset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Rt7O2jYe4

I still remember a sentence from one of our church pastors, if you want your lifestyle and mindset to be better then improve your circle of friends. the circle of friends influences a person's thinking, so it is not surprising that those who like business will have a close friend who is a businessman while those in the working class will only be friends with workers. Changing your mindset is also not a bad thing, if someone doesn't want to order then don't expect their mindset to change, usually people who are successful in changing their mindset are like being reborn.

I prefer this point because naturally our analysis works and we will know where the weak points are. If you just read and don't do it, it's certain that there will be a mistake along the way, there will be no answer if this happens again. Why is that the case for each person is definitely different and will not be the same.

There's some truth to that, it's just that if we do it carelessly (experimentation), the results are not guaranteed, the people around us might get tired of seeing what we do.
Sometimes in the business world there are ups and downs that drain our energy, even to the point of exhaustion when we see results that are not commensurate with the effort.
In my opinion, it is mental that influences all of that, therefore it is very important for us to pay attention to mental, and it is better to learn more about it.

A person with a fixed mindset does not have the ability to change or diversify talent or opportunities on favor of themselves. There are some conditions that are not favorable to a particular goals or vision a person is trying to attain. It takes a person with a growth mindset in the other sense, a person whose mindset is somehow dynamic, to be able to accomplish that goal. Some persons may quit on the process, while some will tyr but wil not achieve it. However, growth mindset can be learnt or practiced. And the best way to learn a growth mindset is but reading intelligent books that points out real fact of life towards ones vision. There are many reputable Authors  that their books could help you build a growth mindset. I could remember a book i read. It was written in the 80's. Prisons We Choose To Live Inside written by  Doris Lessing.

i wouldnt say never. i would say they need a kick up the ass/trigger event to push them. they wont evolve naturally without some impact event of fear of extinction

I do not think that it is that hard to achieve a growth mindset.  Once the person is open-minded, it is easier for him to develop a growth mindset.  I believe a growth mindset is a mindset that is focused on adaptation to the situation and adoption of new information and trends.  If one knows how to adapt and adopt methods in every situation, this person can be said to have a growth mindset.

It is established that people are willing to leave their comfort in exchange for high-paying services/jobs.  This is the reason why there are lots of OFWs and new entrepreneurs out there.  People just don't venture on the world that is unsure of the result.  And those who are skipping opportunities because of the said comfort are just lazy people who don't want to work.

There are people that can't change their minds and that's why they're stagnant and static to what they believe and that means that they're fixed mindsets. And as for the people that has the growth mindset, these are the people that are not afraid to take risks and they always look for room of improvements. They don't give up easily and having this mindset is a gift and it's also being built and developed overtime. With all of the experiences that you've got, you learn how to have a growth mindset. I think that the successful people have the growth mindsets because someone who's stagnant will never grow and successful like them. Or they can be successful, the fixed mindsets but in other ways compared to the growth mindsets. I think the common trait of people with growth mindsets is they always look for challenges and problems to solve.

other examples of comfort zone fixed mindsets are those that eat for pleasure. not caring about the long term health risk. they dont just wake up one morning and want to join the gym and change their diet. there needs some trigger.. maybe the prospects of dating a glamour model that smiled at them.. maybe they had a health scare. but people with fixed mindsets dont change their minds unprovoked

another example are those on a low income. no savings but complaining tht their life is not one of luxury.. but years later they are in the same job with no savings still.. it ends up being a trigger that kicks them into action to change their job or look at their spending habits to truly economise their life in a positive way

before getting feedback, before getting out of comfort zone, before rewarding the process. fixed minded people need a trigger event to wake them out of their zombie state