Seeking challenge: The path to developing a growth mindset
Before viewing these videos or having heard of Carol Dweck, I was actually introduced to the concept of growth mindset in high school. I went to a small, Christian school with a staff that cared about how we learned and cared about students facing difficulties with positivity. Then that was a challenging concept, and now it's still challenging. Carol Dweck's main point is that if something is easy, it's not growing or teaching you. I have trouble maintaining positivity in a difficult moment, but I think this concept goes beyond just smiling through something. The title of Dweck's second video sums things up nicely: "Make Challenge the New Comfort Zone." At my internship this summer, we put this another way: "get comfortable being uncomfortable." Challenges shouldn't be something to just grin and bear, they should be something you actively seek out to make yourself better. A cat meme promoting a growth mindset. Courtesy of Laura Gibbs....