Call some of their favorite qualities a “growth mindset” → it focuses on the development of personal abilities

Believes that a growth mindset is only about hard work, especially praising others for their efforts → attaches great importance to both hard work and strategy

Praising non-existent efforts

A growth mindset is equivalent to telling children they can do anything → It’s not simply telling children “you can do anything” but helping them acquire the skills and resources to reach their goals through hard work

Putting the responsibility entirely on students - scolding or criticizing them for not exhibiting growth mindset traits → Creating a friendly growth mindset environment - in which children are not afraid of being criticized, they Know that we believe in their potential to grow and that we are committed to helping them learn

Different, superior to others → I am unique

Similar to "Perfectionism" → I can't have flaws

Great talent requires no effort. The need for effort can cast a shadow on your abilities

It stops you from making excuses. Without effort, you can say "I could have..."

"CEO" syndrome

"Reluctance to Effort" Syndrome

“Big shot – little shot” syndrome

Interview: Ask students if they would participate if the school offered a course for students who need to improve their English proficiency

Quiz: Test their thinking patterns

People with a growth mindset believe that success comes from doing things to the best of your ability and from learning and self-improvement.

For those with a fixed mindset, success is to establish one's own superiority. The purpose is that simple and simple.

People with a growth mindset believe that setbacks can give people motivation, setbacks can tell us a lot, and they are a wake-up call.

In a fixed mindset, setbacks label you

People with a growth mindset are in control of their own journey to success and the process of maintaining success.

In a fixed mindset, you have no control over your abilities and motivation. You count on your talent to get you through, you think you're set

They believe that people are divided into good and bad. Some people are just superior to others

They all need to prove and demonstrate their superiority and will use their subordinates to prove this rather than promote the development of their subordinates. And in order to prove their superiority, they ultimately sacrificed the interests of the company.

Leads to the emergence of "groupthink" (people tend to think in the same way during the group decision-making process, no one raises objections, and no one adopts a critical attitude)

They believe in human potential and potential for growth—both in themselves and in others.

In their eyes, the company is not a tool to highlight their own superiority, but an engine that can promote growth—the growth of themselves, their employees, and the company as a whole.

Help your partner achieve their goals and realize their potential in the relationship. This is what a growth mindset does.

growth type

Fixed type

Experimental process: 1. Ask boys to what extent they agree with some negative stereotypes about girls. For example, do they think girls are bad at math, or that girls are less rational than boys? 2. She will reassess the boy's self-esteem.

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Conclusion: The mentality of a "fixed thinker" can also destroy friendships between people. That is to say, the worse you are, the better I feel about myself.

Shy people with a growth mindset view social situations like this as a challenge. Even if they feel anxious, they will proactively welcome the opportunity to meet new people.

Shy people with a fixed mindset are just the opposite. They are unwilling to interact with people whose social skills are better than their own. They said they were more worried about making mistakes in social interactions

fixed thinker

growth thinker

Even if a bully victim doesn’t have a fixed mindset to begin with, long-term bullying can embed a fixed mindset in them, especially when others simply stand by or even join in the bullying.

Teachers have the ability to guide students not to judge and bully others, and to enable them to grow themselves and become more compassionate.

First, enforce consistent discipline without passing judgment on the perpetrators themselves or outright characterizing them. Instead, he makes them feel welcome every day at school.

Afterwards, he praised them for every improvement. But what he praised was still not the people themselves, but their efforts to change.

What comes with punishment: If you don’t follow your parents’ rules and values, you will be judged and punished

“We love you – but on condition”: “I’m judging you, and we’ll only love you if you succeed on our terms.”

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