Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck

Ballantine Books, 2008 - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - 277 pages

The updated edition of the book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset--those who believe that abilities are fixed--are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset--those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.

In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love--to transform their lives and your own.

Praise for Mindset

"A good book is one whose advice you believe. A great book is one whose advice you follow. This is a book that can change your life, as its ideas have changed mine."--Robert J. Sternberg, co-author of Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success

"An essential read for parents, teachers and] coaches . . . as well as for those who would like to increase their own feelings of success and fulfillment."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Everyone should read this book."--Chip Heath and Dan Heath, authors of Made to Stick

"One of the most influential books ever about motivation."--Po Bronson, author of NurtureShock

"If you manage people or are a parent (which is a form of managing people), drop everything and read Mindset."--Guy Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start 2.0

What people are saying

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - NanetteLS - LibraryThing

I'm really torn about this book. She has a good concept about the two different mindsets (fixed and growth) and explains them well. However, the book is very repetitive and she tries to attribute ...

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User Review  - Daniel.Estes - LibraryThing

Repetitive, but not in a bad way. It's like a sermon or a motivational talk in that it's beneficial to explore core ideas through relatable, familiar stories. Are you more of a Fixed Mindset, or more ...

Contents

• INSIDE THE MINDSETS: 15
• THE TRUTH ABOUT ABILITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT: 55
• THE MINDSET OF A CHAMPION: 82
• The Idea of the Natural: 83
• Character: 91
• What Is Success?: 98
• What Is Failure?: 99
• IOI Taking Charge of Success: 101
• What Does It Mean to Be a Star?: 103
• Hearing the Mindsets: 105
• MINDSET AND LEADERSHIP: 108
• Organizations That Grow: 109
• A Study of Mindset and Management Decisions: 111
• II2 Leadership and the Fixed Mindset: 112
• FixedMindset Leaders in Action: 114
• GrowthMindset Leaders in Action: 124
• A Study of Group Processes: 133
• Groupthink Versus We Think: 134
• The Praised Generation Hits the Workforce: 136
• Are Negotiators Born or Made?: 137
• Are Managers Born or Made?: 139
• Are Leaders Born or Made?: 141
• Organizational Mindsets: 142
• MINDSETS IN LOVE OR NOT: 147
• Relationships Are Different: 150
• Mindsets Falling in Love: 151
• The Partner as Enemy: 160
• Whos the Greatest?: 161
• Developing in Relationships: 162
• Friendship: 163
• Shyness: 166
• Revenge Revisited: 168
• WHERE DO MINDSETS COME FROM ?: 176
• Messages About Success and Failure: 177
• What Makes a Great Teacher or Parent?: 196
• Winning Through Mindset: 205
• False Growth Mindset: 214
• Our Legacy: 221
• CHANGING MINDSETS 1223: 223
• The Mindset Lectures: 226
• A Mindset Workshop: 228
• Brainology: 231
• More About Change: 234
• Opening Yourself Up to Growth: 236
• People Who Dont Want to Change: 240
• Changing Your Childs Mindset: 244
• Mindset and Willpower: 249
• Maintaining Change: 252
• The Journey to a True Growth Mindset: 254
• Learn and Help Learn: 262
• The Road Ahead: 264
• Notes: 265
• Recommended Books: 287
• Index: 289

About the author

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.


From the Hardcover edition.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success; A Ballantine books trade paperback
• Author: Carol S. Dweck
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2008
• ISBN: 0345472322, 9780345472328
• Length: 277 pages
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success; Psychology / Applied Psychology; Psychology / Social Psychology; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General