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10% Happier with Dan Harris
The book was mentioned in the context of discussing how beliefs shape our sense of the world, contrasting the fixed mindset where basic qualities are seen as static versus the growth mindset where qualities can be cultivated through effort.
Psychologist Carol Dweck in her book Mindset, The New Psychology of Success, talks about a mindset as a set of beliefs that shapes how we make sense of the world and ourselves.
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The book was mentioned in the context of discussing how beliefs shape our sense of the world, contrasting the fixed mindset where basic qualities are seen as static versus the growth mindset where qualities can be cultivated through effort.
Psychologist Carol Dweck in her book Mindset, The New Psychology of Success, talks about a mindset as a set of beliefs that shapes how we make sense of the world and ourselves.
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities like their intelligence or talent are simply fixed traits.
This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.