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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

“Fixed mindset” vs. “growth mindset”; the topic of
discussion adopted by psychiatrist Carol S. Dweck in
her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,
published on February 28, 2016, with a rating of 4.07
reached through 57,678 ratings collectively and a
total of 5,412 reviews.
Throughout her book, Dr Dweck takes her reader
on an excursion to discover the power of mindset.
Where she states: “no matter what your ability is,
effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into
accomplishment.” Consequently, she compels her
reader to think that effort overpowers talent. She also
highlights that we usually dehumanize idols; thinking
that they were somehow born with greater genes;
hindering our own ability to work.

Another objective tackled by her book is facing
challenges, where Dr Dweck stresses upon the
difference between a fixed mindset, which will get
stuck; dwelling on the negatives, and a growth
mindset where a person ought to adopt her quote as
a rule: “picture your brain forming new connections
as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.”
Lastly Dr Dweck introduces some limitations like
adopting a false growth mindset, and strives to
provide a more thorough understanding what a
growth mindset is and the ways to adopt a genuine
one.

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“Thin Slicing” a term thought to only be heard when
struggling with cutting a potato into chips in the
kitchen; however, journalist Malcom Gladwell has a
different definition of it in his book Blink: The Power
of Thinking Without Thinking, published on April 3,
2007, scoring a 3.92 on Goodreads through the
ratings of 422,703 people collectively.
According to Gladwell, thin slicing is the deliberate
clearance through information clutters. Where a
person is expected to make decisions compatible
with the situations they are subjected to with the
least amount of information needed in addition to
little amounts of time; in other words, he tackles the
ability to pull-off making snap decisions: “the first
task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact:
decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good
as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.”
Another aspect presented in blink is why some
people are astounding decision makers while others
struggle constantly with making-up their mind. To
tackle this, he delves deep into the technicalities of
the thinking process in different environments.

Throughout the book, Gladwell poses questions
regarding the difference between deep thought and
wit or instinct; the fine line between decision making
and over analyzing; and an insight of the basics of
both neuroscience and psychology intertwined.

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