The Two Fixed Mindsets

Have you heard of Carol Dweck’s research on mindset? It was popularized in her book by that title, Mindset.

Here is her TED Talk on her research:

I was blessed to have read about her research while studying education at the University of Notre Dame in 2004-2005. I also got to apply her work to coaching while working for the sports education program Play Like A Champion Today.

But it wasn’t until I actually read her book this month that I realized there are actually two kinds of fixed minds...