This was my first time hearing of Carol Dweck and of the concept of the growth mindset. I very much like the idea of it and the process of developing a growth mindset. I think schools, colleges and even places of work would be much better if everyone had a growth mindset compared to a fixed one. When someone has a growth mindset they embrace challenges, they put in more effort and they learn from their failure. Compared to a fixed mindset is the complete opposite and they can really bring down the group as a whole. I would love to say I fall under the growth mindset category but I think by researching and looking at both growth and fixed mindset I would fall under fixed. There are some factors of growth mindset that I would have for exampl, learns from feedback and criticism and inspired by others success. It also depends on what I'm doing. If it was something I enjoyed doing or wanted to do I think I would definitely have more of a growth mindset but if it's something I'm not too interested in definitely fixed. I'm very bad for avoiding challenges, putting in less effort, giving up easily, and always thinking of myself as a failure. I think that would come back to my primary and secondary school days, I wasn't very book smart which wasn't what the teachers wanted. I would drop down to a pass class because it was the easy route. I do think this is a problem that I can for sure can work on. Since coming to college I have developed more of the growth mindset so hopefully, by the time I finish, I could have a complete growth mindset because it is very desirable and I think that a positive attitude would help me in the future. In other aspects of my life, I am in no means an athlete but, I used to be and even to this day if I am playing some kind of sport or even messing around I am very competitive, I hate losing and would do anything to win or be better. So, I would have more of a growth mindset when it comes to sports.
When it comes to online university, I very much give up easily. There are many distractions and I tell myself I'll come back to it later. I also find a lecturer explaining things via online teaching is difficult for me to take in. But, starting the year off right and learning about growth mindset I would love to try and be better and apply these to my everyday life, especially trying to get through online university. I would love to learn more about growth mindset throughout the year but probably in a fun way! I wouldn't enjoy reading about it or even listening to Carol talk about it.
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| Link to image Image caption: Picture emphasises the difference between fixed and growth mindset. |
This semester I would like to get things done when I say I'm going to do them, I'm very bad at procrastinating. I understand most people are bad at it but for myself, I would love to get a bit more motivated to do assignments and study quicker. I'm excited about Website Design and Visual Video Techniques! I am definitely worried about Group Project, Visual Design Fundamentals and this module; Multimedia Development. I'm really not sure how these three are going to go. This is my fixed mindset of course making me think I'm going to fail the three and get on bad. Hopefully now having learnt about growth mindset I can apply it in all modules this semester but particularly the three I am worried about. The pictures above and below although made for children, I'm going to start telling myself these things whenever I sense my fixed mindset coming into place and hopefully get on the right track to having a growth mindset.
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| Link to image Image caption: Picture lists different growth mindset statements to tell yourself. |
- Megan Kelly
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