Drew Bybee
Chronicle 7
Col105B05

Growth mindset- Go outside of comfort zone, willing to learn People with a growth mindset believe that intelligence is a muscle Encourages us to accept challenges Helps us learn from mistakes People with growth mindset believe that hard work can help overcome difficulty Self- people work hard and can overcome difficulties Culture- It is proven that Japanese and Chinese are more likely to have a growth mindset Society- Society can affect a person’s mindset strongly Having a growth mindset I personally think is a powerful trait to have in life. A lot of music nowadays encourages people to have more of a growth mindset, for example many rappers talk about how they overcame their past with hard work and how it paid off. I personally believe that I can work hard and achieve a lot of goals if I set my mind to it. There are many areas that peoples growth mindset help them excel. For example, employees take orders, managers are more of leaders.

Fixed mindset- Believe they are born with a certain amount of intelligence More close minded Not willing to adapt Think if they do well in school, it’s because they’re smart, if they don’t it’s because they aren’t. Self- Prevents growth in all areas of life Culture- Stuck in time, not willing to adapt Society- People believe they can’t do certain things, cannot excel in their career Having a fixed mindset is often associated with ignorance. This relates to the textbooks that just tell you what to learn, not how to learn it or how you can use it. I think I have had a fixed mindset in the past, preventing me from achieving my goals. Fixed mindset is just doing the minimum and taking orders your whole