A Year of Creative Experiments [6/12]

🤸‍♀️ Re-wiring my brain from Fixed to Growth Mindset

Comfort Zone by Davide Bonazzi

Have you heard of the psychological concept of ‘Growth Mindset’ vs ‘Fixed Mindset’?

It's not the same as ‘Open’ vs ‘Closed-Mindedness’.

I've always been an open-minded, tolerant, outgoing person. I've lived and worked in 4 countries, so I quickly feel at home in new places and am used to interacting with people from different backgrounds and viewpoints.

Yet, for most of my adult life, I had a Fixed Mindset.

This means that I believed my skills and level of intelligence were fixed. If I wasn't good at something, I'd never be good at it. Sure, I had my strengths and talents, but overall, I'd have to work with what I had.

The way we think about our intellect and talents not only affects the way we feel, but it can also affect what we achieve, whether we stick to new habits, or if we will go on to develop new skills.

This belief has shaped me for many years, holding me back from sharing ideas, writing online and trying out new things for fear of embarrassment or disappointment.