Quotes About Mindset

I still have downs and get depressed, but I try not to dwell too much on being negative because it always passes and there is still so much to do.

We have been conditioned to see the passing of time as an adversary.

A revolution is more than the destruction of a political system. It implies the awakening of human intelligence, the increasing of the inventive spirit tenfold, a hundredfold; it is the dawn of a new, science — the science of men like Laplace, Lamarck, Lavoisier. It is a revolution in the minds of men, more than in their institutions.

Art has little to do with made things, but rather concerns a state of mind, a way of being, a gesture that cannot be betrayed, a life

breakthroughs come when people learn how to take the time to stop and examine their assumptions.

A leader is not determined by just capability but also attitude.

Being driven by your beliefs is a very different matter than consciously understanding how it is your beliefs are created and what purpose they serve.

Our core beliefs simply appear to us as reality.

I'm inviting you to realize that we're not talking about changing from an apple to an orange, which is too easy and still in the domain of familiar things, as is simply imagining a "better self". The demand here is more like transforming from being an apple to being the color blue, or infinite space.

Paranoia is a form of awareness.

Train your brain to gain.

But the lesson and practice of running is, again, a faith in the possibility of positive change. That, if you run enough miles, with enough dedication and the right kind of mindset, if you accept the limitations of what's possible but refuse to accept the rutted path of what's painless, if you keep at it, if you keep going, you can become what it was you were meant to be.

Most of us never examine the scripts handed to us by our past.

Uelskede tror, at de skal købe sig til velbefindende med anstrengelser og disciplin.

It will take us longer to tear down the Wall in our heads than any wrecking company will need for the Wall we can see.

Sarà più difficile per noi abbattere il muro che abbiamo in testa che per una impresa demolitrice distruggere quello vero.

The world is made of Circles And we think in straight Lines

Fixed mind-sets cause people to be overconcerned with seeking validation, such as grades, titles, or social recognition. Conversely, those favoring a growth mind-set believe that intelligence and abilities can be grown through effort, and tend to view failures or setbacks as opportunities for growth. They have a desire to constantly challenge and stretch themselves.

Praising ability alone reduces persistence, while praising effort or the processes a person goes through to learn leads to growth mind-set behaviors. Dweck has found this to apply regardless of age.

Redefining problems and failures as opportunities focuses our attention on insights to be gained rather than worrying about false starts or the risks we're taking. By focusing on doing, rather than planning, learning about the risks and pitfalls of ideas rather than trying to predict them with precision up-front, an experimental approach develops growth mind-set muscles.

You mustn't expect too much," I said. "Happiness consists of wanting what you get.

most people would rather feel guilty than feel helpless.

Bildung ist wichtig, vor allem wenn es gilt, Vorurteile abzubauen. Wenn man schon ein Gefangener seines eigenen Geistes ist, kann man wenigstens dafür sorgen, dass die Zelle anständig möbliert ist.

once you recognize that every human model of reality is fundamentally unreal, then it all just comes down to which one works best.