Throughout my life I have always
been put in a growth mindset environment. I always believed I could learn
anything I want as long as I put my effort into it. Then around high school I
started my transition towards a fixed minds-set. I believe that a fixed mind se
of knowing that your extremely smart and intelligent is better than a growth
mind set, because not only do you suddenly feel more confident in class but you
are also motivated to work harder to not only prove that you are smart you
others, but also to yourself. It may sound kind of arrogant but what is really
hiding behind that arrogance is a surge of motivation that cannot be achieved
in the growth mindset.
Throughout middle school I received
good grades but compared to what my friends got and what my parents expected
out of me, it was average at best. Once high school started the constant
thought of mediocrity and always-2nd place made me feel unmotivated to even try
in class. One day in my history class I received a C+ on a test, and after
class I met with my friend who had the class earlier and we discussed how we
did on the test. He explained how easy the test was and how he received an A
easily, I sat there wondering to myself why couldn’t I do as well as him? So
out of nowhere I told him I only missed two problems, a white lie of course,
and after I told him about my near perfect test, he was surprised. I had never
beaten him on a test before and now out of nowhere I had suddenly pulled an A right
out of my ass. He said it was great and next test he will try to beat me. Later
that day my parents asked the same thing and I once again lied to them about of
history test score and they seemed happy but also eager for me to bring in more
A’s. So from there on out I never worked harder in my life, I wasn’t sure if it
was just a façade or what, but when the next test rolled along I received a
legit A on my test, and the test after that, and soon the test right after
that. And this wasn’t just happening in one class, I was so determined to be
smarter than the other kids I decided to work harder in order to keep image up
of being a sheer genius. All this started because of my fixed mindset of, I am
smart, and I am better than my fellow peers. So no, I wouldn’t say fixed
mindset is necessarily a bad way of thinking about life but instead a easy way
to motivate yourself to work hard in order to keep up your super smart image.
Compared to a growth mind-set, which I feel, is extremely hard to adapt and not
only that but near impossible in my opinion to keep up. In a weird way it is
easier to trick yourself in to thinking you’re smart no matter how awful that
sounds that can actually be the way to get yourself motivated. How are you
going to think that you’re smart if you don’t have anything to back it up?
Throughout
my life I have always been put in a growth mindset environment. I always
believed I could learn anything I want as long as I put my effort into it. Then
around high school I started my transition towards a fixed minds-set. I believe
that a fixed mind se of knowing that your extremely smart and intelligent is
better than a growth mind set, because not only do you suddenly feel more
confident in class but you are also motivated to work harder to not only prove
that you are smart you others, but also to yourself. It may sound kind of
arrogant but what is really hiding behind that arrogance is a surge of
motivation that cannot be achieved in the growth mindset.
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