Growth Mindset: Growing in All Classes

I see a lot of similar challenges between my classes at OU. Obviously there's the challenge of staying disciplined and turning in all work on time. By refraining from procrastinating, I have been able to get my work done in all classes in a timely manner, at least for the most part. I've also challenged myself to be more vocal and active during class discussions and participate more thoroughly. It's been a challenge that has applied to all my classes, not only this one. I think this is a great challenge that encourages you to improve in more than one way.

Growth mindset; Flickr

Growth Mindset

I found the growth mindset to be an intriguing topic to consider. I actually remember reading about something like this in my cognitive psychology course last summer, although the name Carol Dweck wasn't associated with it. It basically revolved around the concept of neuroplasticity, the idea that you can rewire the neurons in your brain to think and perceive things in a different way. When applied to the growth mindset, you can see the implications it has on school performance and other tasks. People who believe their intelligence is fixed, or stable, tend to not put as much effort into learning and studying because they think it's pointless. In contrast, people who believe that intelligence can grow based on effort and hard work, generally are the ones that see the most success in difficult tasks. As the semester goes on, I look forward to learning more about the growth mindset because I think it's a concept that goes a long way when it comes to practicality. Anyone can grow and prosper if they apply this thinking to their everyday lives!

Image from Growth Mindset Memes blog