What is a Mindset?
“… a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods, or notations held by one or more people or groups of people. A mindset can also be seen as incident of a person’s world view or philosophy of life.” — Wikipedia
An example of a mindset is abundance versus scarcity. Someone with a mindset of abundance naturally believes there are enough resources for everyone in the world and also that there are resources that will never run out because they replenish themselves, for example, love between people. Someone with a scarcity mindset naturally believes that there are limited amounts of everything and so, as some people benefit, others lose.
Examples of Various Mindsets
15 Different Types of Mindsets People Have
The different types of mindsets which have been listed in this article are those that the majority of the world’s population will fall into. Many of us will fall into more than one of these mindsets; which can either be a really food thing, or a really detrimental thing.
15. The Social Mindset
People who have the social mindset love to hang around with people, make new friends, and just explore new cultures and ways of life.
People who are social thrive of spending time with their friends. They also get a kick out of talking to strangers, and being able to enjoy conversation with them.
The advantages of having the social mindset:
- You find it easier to make new friends
- You possess great communication skills
- You’re able to be comfortable easily in the majority of social situations
The disadvantages of having the social mindset:
- You may rely on talking with others for happiness
- You might be too concerned with how others feel about you
Do you have the social mindset?
14. The Growth Mindset
The growth mindset is a wonderful and amazing mindset. People who have the desire and drive to grow are always improving themselves. They love challenging themselves and constantly being better than they were yesterday.
It’s fairly easy to tell when someone has the growth mindset.
They like to make going to the gym a regular activity. They like to always being building their knowledge of themselves and the universe. They often become entrepreneurs seeking to help others grow, and they have an outlook that a situation can always be bettered.
The advantages of having the growth mindset:
- You’re going to be improving different areas of your life at a fast pace
- It’s going to be a lot easier for you to put in the work needed to succeed
The disadvantages of having the growth mindset:
- You might be so set on growing, that you forget to actually enjoy living
Breakthrough: Fixed Versus Growth Mindset
This mindset was discovered by Carol Dweck in her ground-breaking research about traits of achieving and successful people. She found they had a different mindsets: a fixed versus growth mindset. While there are numerous examples of different mindsets, the fixed versus growth mindset has been a particular breakthrough for people living in today’s rapidly changing and highly complex world.
A person with a fixed mindset believes people have fixed traits, similar to a scarcity mindset. A person with a growth mindset believes that traits can be changed and developed by working on them — the traits are abundant. A fixed mindset sees the world in an “either/or” perspective, while a growth mindset sees “both/and”. A fixed mindset sees mistakes as failures, while a growth mindset sees them as opportunities for learning. The following articles further explain this comparison.