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Jun 2024
32m 40s

What is a Mindset Exactly? 🤨

Growth Mindset Psychology
About this episode

Mindsets can be described as life-changing, miracle-cure thought processes with vague and fluffy brilliance.

In reality, Mindsets have a lot of answers to very powerful core elements of our behaviours. They are extremely important to understand. It's also important to not misuse them.

Let's dig into:

  • What exactly is and isn't a Mindset.
  • Common Mindset myths
  • What to look out for as bad science and lies


We also dig into some of the most popular mindset pairs that are regularly mis-understood and mis-used:

  • Fixed vs Growth mindset
  • Scarcity vs Abundance Mindset
  • Closed vs Open Mindset



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Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.


Chapters

00:00 Do you really understand mindset?

01:16 Understanding Mindset: Core Concepts

02:08 The Psychology Behind Mindset

03:49 Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

04:44 The Evolution and Misuse of Mindset

12:37 Open vs. Closed Mindset

17:36 Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset

20:29 Applying Mindset Correctly

23:05 Future Content Plans and Listener Engagement

27:27 Conclusion: Embracing Change and Staying Positive

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