A GROWTH MINDSET
Prior to this course, I had read about Carol Dweck and growth mindset. I originally discovered it through watching Ted talks on youtube a couple years ago. When I first read about the growth mindset I was interested in learning more. At the time I was struggling with school and organization. This type of mindset is not one that I have always embraced in all facets of my life. It is easy when you enjoy the area you're learning about to have a growth mindset in regards to your preferred subject. Since coming to OU I feel i have become better at learning because I paid more attention to the process of doing it rather than just on the outcome as I often did throughout my early life. So, on the spectrum of fixed vs. growth mindset I would place myself somewhere in the middle. I was never really challenged by anything until I got to college, so i never felt the need to prepare for things prior to arriving at OU. I am glad this topic came up in this course though, because it is always good to go at new situations with this type of mind set. I hope to actively learn as much as I can this semester in all of my courses.
I am guessing that growth mindset can really resonate with you as a musician, Stephan! For musicians, practice is something you expect, but we do not do such a good job with the ritual of "practice" in other aspects of school. And I had not seen that Jedi "yet" meme before, ha ha. That is perfect! The "power of yet" is definitely a growth mindset superpower. :-)
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