Mindset：The New Psychology of Success

图书标准信息

• 作者 Carol Dweck 著
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 2006-02
• ISBN 9781400062751
• 定价 194.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Mindsetisoneofthoserarebooksthatcanhelpyoumakepositivechangesinyourlifeandatthesametimeseetheworldinanewway.

Aleadingexpertinmotivationandpersonalitypsychology,CarolDweckhasdiscoveredinmorethantwentyyearsofresearchthatourmindsetisnotaminorpersonalityquirk:itcreatesourwholementalworld.Itexplainshowwebecomeoptimisticorpessimistic.Itshapesourgoals,ourattitudetowardworkandrelationships,andhowweraiseourkids,ultimatelypredictingwhetherornotwewillfulfillourpotential.Dweckhasfoundthateveryonehasoneoftwobasicmindsets.

Ifyouhavethefixedmindset,youbelievethatyourtalentsandabilitiesaresetinstone–eitheryouhavethemoryoudon’t.Youmustproveyourselfoverandover,tryingtolooksmartandtalentedatallcosts.Thisisthepathofstagnation.Ifyouhaveagrowthmindset,however,youknowthattalentscanbedevelopedandthatgreatabilitiesarebuiltovertime.Thisisthepathofopportunity–andsuccess.

Dweckdemonstratesthatmindsetunfoldsinchildhoodandadulthoodanddriveseveryaspectofourlives,fromworktosports,fromrelationshipstoparenting.Sherevealshowcreativegeniusesinallfields–music,literature,science,sports,business–applythegrowthmindsettoachieveresults.Perhapsevenmoreimportant,sheshowsushowwecanchangeourmindsetatanystageoflifetoachievetruesuccessandfulfillment.Shelooksacrossabroadrangeof
applicationsandhelpsparents,teachers,coaches,andexecutivesseehowtheycanpromotethegrowthmindset.

Highlyengagingandverypractical,Mindsetbreaksnewgroundasitleadsyoutochangehowyoufeelaboutyourselfandyourfuture.

“Thisbookisanessentialreadforparents,teachers,coaches,andotherswhoareinstrumentalindeterminingachild’smind-set,andinturn,hisorherfuturesuccess,aswellasforthosewhowouldliketoincreasetheirownfeelingsofsuccessandfulfillment.”--LibraryJournal

Contents
Introduction
1.TheMindsets
WhyDoPeopleDiffer?
WhatDoesAllThisMeanforYou?TheTwoMindsets
AViewfromtheTwoMindsets
So,What’sNew?
Self-Insight:WhoHasAccurateViewsofTheirAssetsandLimitations?
What’siInStore

2.InsideTheMindsets
IsSuccessAboutLearning–OrProvingYou’reSmart?
MindsetsChangetheMeaningofFailure
MindsetsChangetheMeaningofEffort
QuestionsandAnswers

3.TheTruthAboutAbilityandAccomplishment
MindsetandSchoolAchievement
IsArtisticAbilityaGift?
TheDangerofPraiseandPositiveLabels
NegativeLabelsandHowTheyWork

4.Sports:TheMindsetOfAChampion
TheIdeaoftheNatural
“Character”
WhatIsSuccess?
WhatIsFailure?
TakingChargeofSuccess
WhatDoesItMeantoBeaStar?
HearingtheMindsets

5.Business:MindsetandLeadership
EnronandtheTalentMindset
OrganizationsThatGrow
AStudyofMindsetandManagementDecisions
LeadershipandtheFixedMindset
Fixed-MindsetLeadersinAction
Growth-MindsetLeadersinAction
AStudyofGroupProcesses
GroupthinkVersusWeThink
AreLeadersBornorMade?

6.Relationships:MindsetsInLove(OrNot)
RelationshipsAreDifferent
MindsetsFallinginLove
ThePartnerasEnemy
Competition:Who’sTheGreatest?
DevelopinginRelationships
Friendship
Shyness
BulliesandVictims:RevengeRevisited

7.Parents,Teachers,AndCoaches:
WhereDoMindsetsComeFrom?

Parents(andTeachers):MessagesAboutSuccessandFailure
ChildrenLearnTheMessages
Teachers(andParents):WhatMakesaGreatTeacher(orParent)?
Coaches:WinningThroughMindset
OurLegacy

8.ChangingMindsets:AWorkshop
TheNatureofChange
TheMindsetLectures
AMindsetWorkshop
Brainology
MoreAboutChange
TakingtheFirstStep:AWorkshopforYou
PeopleWhoDon’tWanttoChange
ChangingYourChild’sMindset
MindsetandWillpower
MaintainingChange
TheRoadAhead

Notes
RecommendedBooks
Index
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【作者简介】

CarolS.Dweck,Ph.D.iswidelyregardedasoneoftheworld’sleadingresearchersinthefieldsofpersonality,socialpsychology,anddevelopmentalpsychology.ShehasbeentheWilliamB.RansfordProfessorofPsychologyatColumbiaUniversityandisnowtheLewisandVirginiaEatonProfessorofPsychologyatStanfordUniversityandamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.HerscholarlybookSelf-Theories:TheirRoleinMotivation,Personality,andDevelopmentwasnamedBookoftheYearbytheWorldEducationFellowship.HerworkhasbeenfeaturedinsuchpublicationsasTheNewYorker,Time,TheNewYorkTimes,TheWashingtonPost,andTheBostonGlobe,andshehasappearedonTodayand20/20.SheliveswithherhusbandinPaloAlto,California.