Mindset
by Carol S. Dweck
★ Top 10 book of 2006 · #6 on Best Books of 2006
Carol Dweck draws on over twenty years of research to show how our basic beliefs about ability shape our lives. She contrasts a fixed mindset with a growth mindset and explains how anyone can change theirs.
Best for: Anyone wanting to build talents, motivation and better habits at work, in sports or parenting
Mindset is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 2006, out of 46 2006 books that cleared our data bar.
What Mindset is about
Carol S. Dweck, a leading researcher in motivation and personality, draws on more than twenty years of study to make one central argument: the beliefs we hold about our own abilities shape far more of our lives than we realise. She says everyone leans toward one of two mindsets. In the fixed mindset, talents are seen as set in stone, so every task becomes a test to pass. In the growth mindset, abilities are understood as things that can be built over time.
Dweck follows these ideas through work, sports, relationships and parenting, showing how they affect our goals and whether we tend toward optimism or pessimism. The tone is accessible and encouraging. It will help parents, teachers, managers and anyone who has ever talked themselves out of trying something difficult.
Mindset on the Best Books of 2006
Mindset came out in 2006. Of the 46 books first published in 2006 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #6 on our Best Books of 2006 list.
Why it made the list: 2,530 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (59 ratings); 184 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2006 list
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne, #4
- The Secret Rhonda Byrne, #5
- New Moon Stephenie Meyer, #7
- The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) Nancy Springer, #8
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More years: Best Books of 2005 Best Books of 2007.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 2,242 want to read it, 184 are reading it now and 103 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 59 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 96 | 55% |
| Reader love | 24 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 98 | 20% |
Questions about Mindset
When was Mindset published?
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck was first published in 2006.
Was Mindset one of the best books of 2006?
Mindset is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 2006, out of 46 2006 books that cleared our data bar. 2,530 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (59 ratings); 184 are reading it right now.
Why is Mindset on the Best Books of 2006 list?
2,530 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (59 ratings); 184 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2006
- The Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan, #1
- The Book Thief Markus Zusak, #2
- Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, #3
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne, #4
- The Secret Rhonda Byrne, #5
- New Moon Stephenie Meyer, #7
See the full Best Books of 2006, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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