A Fixed Mindset Could be Holding You Back Source
I really resonated with this article. I talked in previous posts about how I was raised with a fixed mindset and it damaged me and how I am just now trying to undo it after 20 years. I liked how this article included how this affects doctors in particular. I wanted to be a reconstructive plastic surgeon, I still love learning about that topic but I realized that I only chose that career path because it was something that I felt was expected from me. My ENTIRE family, including extended, have always said (sometimes still do) "you'd make a great doctor" or "you will be the best surgeon" sometimes before I even revealed I wanted to do that. As I got older I realized I didn't want that kind of lifestyle and would rather do something I loved even more, microbiology.
Rewire Your Self-Critical Brain Source
I have always thought I didn't take feedback negatively, in actuality I obsess over it. I do not always think of it as hurtful, but I just cannot stop thinking about it. This article is the type of stuff I am doing and looking to do in rewiring myself to be in the growth mindset. I love the ant anecdote, when you draw a line or place a stick in the middle of a trail of ants, they scatter and panic but quickly regeoup. My mind is like the ants before they regroup. I like how ants can regroup and I like the described practice of REBS, REality Based Self-congratulations. The author also discusses using your feedback to actually learn as well as evaluating whether feedback will be relevant in other cases.
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