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Researcher and professor Carol Dweck uses the term "mindset" to describe the way people think about ability and talent.
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Dweck delineated between two different mindsets that exist on a continuum.
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The first is the fixed mindset, which suggests that your abilities are innate and unchangeable.
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The second is a growth mindset, which views it as something you can improve through practice.
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In a fixed mindset, you view failure as permanent.
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But with a growth mindset, you see failure as a chance to learn and even pivot.
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Those with a fixed mindset are more likely to view critical feedback as a personal attack,
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while those with a growth mindset will see it as a chance to improve, where they can develop new systems.
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With a fixed mindset, you're more likely to choose easier tasks and put in minimal effort.
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After all, if talent is fixed why bother improving?
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Why even try?
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But with the growth mindset, you're more likely to embrace challenging tasks and work hard to improve.
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Those with the fixed mindset are likely to give up when they face an obstacle.
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Meanwhile, those with the growth mindset will view obstacles as a chance to experiment and solve problems.
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In a fixed mindset, the focus is on measurable accomplishments.
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But with the growth mindset, the focus is more on a journey of continual improvement.
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With a fixed mindset, you're less likely to take creative risks.
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But with a growth mindset, creative risks are simply a way to innovate and improve.
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Ultimately, your mindset influences everything from creative risk-taking to how you view feedback to whether or not you finish difficult tasks.
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And in the end, it's one of the greatest factors in determining whether or not you grow and improve in your abilities.