Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

A newer edition of this book can be found here.

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.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Self Help, Business, Personal Development, Education, Leadership

276 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2006

About the author

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to 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 Federation. 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.

Reviews

[Jacob Hendriksen]

Jeg kan godt lide den her ide om, at når man er igang med at lære noget, så skal man fortælle sig selv at man ikke har lært det hele endnu. Endnu. Men på vej. Mega godt koncept.
Samtidig lærte jeg om at være tilpas i ens "Flow". Csikszentmihalyi beskriver hvordan man oplever at være i "flow" så glemmer man tid og sted og man har en følelse af, at man er det bedste sted man kan være. Det kan sagtens være at man knokler ekstremt meget, men "flow-tilstanden" er fantastisk.
Carol Dweck beskriver det på en rigtig god måde.

[Agerbeck]

Fascinerende og inspirerende. Jeg lærte meget både i forhold til mit eget "mindset", men også hvordan jeg kan påvirke andres.
Bogen gentog dog sig selv lidt for mange gange.

[Peter]

Fin bog om vigtigheden af growth mindset. Men en amerikansk bog med alt for meget snak.
Forfatteren mener at det har skylden for alt, og giver kredit til growth mindset for alt i verdenshistorien.

[Lone Damgaard]

Her får du mange konkrete eksempler på hvordan du kan ændre dine tanker til at være åbne og positive.

[Marcus Bak]

Den bedste bog jeg har læst so far

[Mette]

Meget amerikansk. Laaaaaang for noget, der kunne skrives væsentlig kortere og mere elegant. God nok pointe at man lærer mere ved at have en tro på, at udvikling er mulig. Det behøver man ikke 320 sider til at forklare.