Blog Post #1
Do you feel that you have more of a malleable/growth mindset or a fixed mindset? I feel like right now I have more of a growth mindset. When I encounter something challenging at a subject at school I try different strategies to be able to understand things better. I like challenges because they make my brain exercise and think of alternatives, different pathways. Having a growth mindset is definitely something that has helped me throughout my educational and professional life. I do have to say I used to have a fixed mindset until I was about to finish high school. For example, for classes that were challenging for me, I would study hard and end up not getting the grade I wanted or needed I would just do my best to memorize things rather than understand why. I thought this would get me to the grade I needed and pass. Which is actually true. However, I would find myself struggling even more because I did not understand the concepts from the previous class. Instead, now I work better ...