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Grabber – We will struggle to stay motivated unless we develop a ‘growth mindset’ as it affects us so deeply. There is now a recognized link between intrinsic motivation (one that does not need a reward attached to it) and having a growth mindset.
2. How this issue/ problem manifests and affects people – building on attachments – we can get stuck and fixed on how things are. This is a recipe for early mental ‘death’. The quote that as soon as we stop learning we stop living really is true.
3. What is a growth mindset? “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.” ( Dweck, 2015) Put simply, it is a resilience mindset that helps us overcome challenges, failures and set-backs much better. TBH – the academic research is mixed on Dweck’s claims but the practical application of having a growth mindset certainly seems to boost energy in my experience. I think it just feels better to flex and look at one can learn or improve in a situation. There is certainly a considerable body of evidence on brain plasticity which implies that learning new things improves our frontal cortex and memory recall ability. My doctor (Audun Mysdke) always said that the best way to avoid alzheimers was to learn a language or instrument in middle-age – as the firing of new learning circuits within our brain seems to protect them.
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170828-the-amazing-fertility-of-the-older-mind
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836039/
Carol Dweck (psychologist with an interest in motivation) conducted research on students and discovered that having a ‘growth mindset’ dramatically improved learning outcomes and performance compared to other students who were simply studying longer and harder. This finding has a profound affect on our well-being and motivation. Why? Because of ‘intrinsic motivation which is the driver inside us to do things without recognition or reward.
5. How to tackle the issue/ problem – share our view on it, and the research to back it up
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Vedder-Weiss D., Fortus D. School, teacher, peers, and parents’ goals emphases and adolescents’ motivation to learn science in and out of school. J. Res. Sci. Teach. 2013;50:952–988. doi: 10.1002/tea.21103. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
6. Application – For me it is all about reframing which has been around a lot longer than Dweck’s work but still points to the same thing. If it’s a challenge or set-back – what can this teach me/what is the learning here? (cite 5 Dysfunctions incident) If it’s a fixed negative assessment of myself – I will never be 100% fluent in Norwegian/ I can learn ever
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