About this episode
This episode explores various types of mindsets, including self-motivation mindset, and their impact on learning.
Mindset was the first thing I spoke about on this podcast. I even did a separate episode going into the controversies surrounding replication of Carol Dweck's original work. Then there were stress mindsets, introduced by Kelly McGonigal in her book The Upside of Stress. (I happen to have also covered a book by her twin sister Jane, Reality is Broken , about applying the motivational principles learned by game designers in wider life situations). But now I've encountered another kind of mindset: self-motivation mindset. Although the authors of Self-Regulation of Motivation: A Renewable Resource for Learning (2019) didn't name it that, it clearly is a type of mindset, in that it is a belief about oneself and one's potential. So now that we have not one, not two, but three mindsets to think about, I think it's time we tried to generalise as much as we can, and simply admit: mindsets matter . What other beliefs could there be that are affecting people's learning? Enjoy the episode. *** RELATED EPISODES 1. Mindset by Carol Dweck 68. The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal 131. Mindset: Does it Replicate?
Topics covered
- mindset
- self-motivation
- learning
Keywords
- Carol Dweck
- Kelly McGonigal
- self-regulation
- motivation
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Self-Regulation of Motivation: A Renewable Resource for Learning, The Upside of Stress, Reality is Broken
Books & works: The Upside of Stress, Reality is Broken, Mindset: Does it Replicate
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