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Dave Champoux asked this question about Mindset: The New Psychology of Success:

I liked the first chapter or two. The ideas are not completely new to me - I've read about brain elasticity and the Malcolm Gladwell book that she quotes. Still, she added a few interesting concepts. But... Question... Is the rest of the book worth reading? I've read some of the sports chapter, and it seems to be the same thing, but with sports examples. Then the business chapter - the same thing...

R Yes it's more or less the same thing... Just different examples. Found the chapter on relationships worth reading though. But it's very repetitive. I …moreYes it's more or less the same thing... Just different examples. Found the chapter on relationships worth reading though. But it's very repetitive. I was waiting for some guided steps to go from the fixed mindset to the growth mindset and that's just the last two pages of the book, though it has a whole chapter with a title of "How to". (less)

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