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Brainology®

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WHEN YOU LEARN YOU LITERALLY BUILD UP YOUR BRAIN

MAKING IT SMARTER AND STRONGER

Welcome back to our Brainology Program!

In today’s lesson we entered level 3 of our program: Brain Building.

We tried to get a deeper understanding* of both the Fixed Mind-set* and the Growth Mind-set*.

To do so, we analyzed a graphic organizer* that represents the two mind-sets.

This graphic comes from decades of research where scientists discovered that people can choose* to respond in one way or the other when they face* a challenge.

We discovered that Fixed Mind-set and Growth Mind-set represent two completely different attitudes* towards* a lot of different life experiences. Here are some examples:

• People who are in a Fixed Mind-set tend to avoid* challenges, whereas* people who are in a Growth Mind-set embrace* them.
• In the face of obstacles and setbacks, a Fixed Mind-set person tends to give up*, whereas* a Growth Mind-set person persists*
• Effort is considered useless* in a Fixed Mind-set perspective*, whereas* it is seen as a way to reach mastery* from a Growth Mind-set point of view*
• People in a Fixed Mind-set tend to ignore criticism, also in the form of useful negative feedback. Conversely, it’s a chance for learning for people in a Growth Mind-set
• Finally, the success of others is perceived* like a threat* if you are in a Fixed Mind-set, and as a lesson and an inspiration if you are in the Growth Mind-set.

Now, let’s apply* this knowledge to our experiences:

1. What is one recent choice you made, that you made in the Fixed Mind-set?
2. What will you do differently next time to make a Growth Mind-set choice?

GLOSSARY

deeper understanding: comprensione più profonda

Fixed Mind-set: mentalità fissa

Growth Mind-set: mentalità di crescita

graphic organizer: schema

to choose: scegliere

to face: affrontare

attitude: atteggiamento

towards: nei confronti di, verso

to avoid: evitare

whereas: mentre al contrario

to embrace: abbracciare

to give up: rinunciare

to persist: resistere, continuare

useless: inutile

perspective: prospettiva

mastery: padronanza, abilità

point of view: punto di vista

to perceive: percepire

threat: minaccia

apply: applicare

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