I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the idea of Growth Mindset and why it’s so important.
In a nutshell a growth mindset is the ability to believe that we will improve at anything if we apply ourselves. Time and time again, this has been shown to be a MUCH superior attitude to have than just believing we are naturally good at something…a fixed mindset. The major problem with a fixed mindset is that as soon as we hit any obstacles in the learning process (and we will!) we tend to externalise our failings and give up.
Now, this is easy to process sat at a desk, but after you’ve failed to land that next rick for the 30the time we all tend to slip towards a fixed mindset, “I’ll NEVER get this” or “I’m just not a natural.”
Well, we have some science below that may just change your mind. In fact, it turns out we’re all built to have a Growth Mindset, it’s hardwired in our neurology. Watch the videos below and learn about the amazing power of your brain to remold itself. And realise the truth in the saying, if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything…even that S-Bend to Blind you’ve been working on for so long!
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Now for the Science
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In this video, listen to Richard J. Davidson, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as founder and chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center, speak on subject of neuroplasticity and personal transformation.
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Norman Doidge is a current professor at both Toronto and Columbia Universities and an author of two award winning books on neuroplastic change – The Brain That Changes Itself and The Brain’s Way of Healing.
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Finally neuroscientist and musician Don Vaughan discusses his team’s journey into neurohacking
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