The Dark Side of Growth Mindset

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Having a growth mindset can increase:⁣
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🔸personal responsibility⁣
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🔸feelings of control⁣
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🔸ability to work through setbacks⁣
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🔸chances of goal achievement⁣
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All GREAT things.⁣
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𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘁…⁣
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If you start to believe you are in control of your situation, and have the ability to change it…⁣
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then you also begin to realize that you’re responsible for your current status.⁣
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You believe that you can change your body composition?⁣
^ THEN you’re also the reason why you’re currently overweight.⁣
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You realize that you are in control of your productivity?⁣
^ THEN you’re also the reason you always procrastinate.⁣
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You come to realize that you have the power to change your eating behaviors?⁣
^ THEN you’re also at fault for your current unhealthy ways.⁣
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So what does this mean exactly?⁣
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Recognizing your ability to change can also make you feel guilty or shameful for where you’re currently at.⁣
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And we all know where these negative feelings can take us.⁣
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This is called the “double edged sword” effect in the mindset research, and it’s nearly ALWAYS looked over when we talk about increasing growth mindset.⁣
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And TBH — facing your current situation and the things you want to change isn’t comfy… I’m willing to bet that it’s a large part of why you’re stuck in the first place.⁣
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Part of GROWING requires that you face your fixed mindset tendencies & recognizing your limitations.⁣
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But this is also where the self-compassion piece really comes in (see yesterday’s post)⁣
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𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.⁣
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It just might take some some time, effort, trial and error, and a few good people in your corner.⁣