CTS A | Week 5 Growth Mindset
What is a Growth Mindset?
A growth mindset describes a way of viewing challenges and setbacks. People who have a growth mindset believe that even if they struggle with certain skills, their abilities can improve. They think that with work, their skills can get better over time.
Difference between a Growth and a Fixed mindset?
The growth mindset focuses on learning and often seeks challenges. A fixed mindset focuses on validation and seeks certainty from others. To me, learning how to fail is key to learning as on the bright side, it is never too late to change your outlook on making mistakes.
One eventful moment that I had learnt from this class would be trying new ways and things is better than sticking to one direction of doing something. Like Jim Rohn, motivational speaker, says, "If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary".
I did my own logo designs with my non-dominant hand. Mostly minimalist style and playing around with the letters to see which suits best respectively. In my opinion, I think one or two of them were quite successful in terms of look-wise. If I do have more time, I would draw more bold and bigger logos so that it can attract customers even more.
Hence, a growth mindset can be the difference between simply surviving or thriving in today’s rapidly changing commercial environment. Although in some ways the work is mature, in many ways it is still in its youth because there is so much more to learn.
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Reference:
Arlo Sanchez. (2023). From Fixed Mindset, to Growth Mindset. How I Learned to Fail.
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