Psychology and Self Improvement

What Is A Growth Mindset - And How To Develop It Do you often try new things, and push yourself into uncharted territory in your development;  or, do you tend to stick with what you know? Your answer to this question reveals your mindset. If you have a fixed mindset, you believe you are either GOOD or NOT GOOD at something. You believe that you have a certain amount of intelligence and talent, and nothing can  change that. You feel like your talents and intelligence are fixed, and it doesn’t matter how much  effort you put in. You tend to think that your effort is fruitless. And, if you do put in effort and fail at a new task or skill, you feel your effort was  wasted. With a fixed mindset, you tend to avoid challenges, because failure suggests that you lack the  intelligence needed to be successful. You believe failures define who you are as a person, so you avoid even trying. You stick with what you know to keep up your self-confidence. You feel that getting t...