Increase Your Capacity to Learn with Growth Mindset

Knowing how your brain work is important in learning how to learn. Our brain is made up of billions of brain cells, these cells are connected to other brain cells by neural pathways, these connections form our thoughts and habits. The stronger the connections are, the more persuasive the thought or habit is. Irrespective of this research, scientists believed that everyone was born with a certain amount of intelligence that did not change over time. Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, calls this belief a “fixed mindset”-- the idea that while you can learn new things, your intellectual ability is basically fixed and does not change. This perception of intelligence is dangerous because people with a fixed mindset tend to view failure and success as evidence of their intelligence. People with a fixed mindset are unwilling to try new things that might disprove how they think about themselves. As a result, little to no progress can be made in any new area when a person has a fixed mindset.

On the other hand,  Growth Mindset is the belief that your intellectual ability can grow when you persist at difficult tasks. People with a growth mindset are likely to see failure as an opportunity to learn and grow. Those with a growth mindset are more eager to push themselves and take on new projects, register for an unfamiliar class, or learn new skills.

A growth mindset is essential to learning by faith because it removes the restrictions we place on ourselves and allows our brains to grow. Research has shown that when you do challenging tasks, your neural pathways (the connections between your brain cells) grow and strengthen. When you strengthen or change your neural pathways, you are changing your habits and the patterns of your thoughts — you are becoming more capable.

Think of it like a muscle. In order to grow your muscles, you would lift weights to make them stronger. Your brain is the same way. When you push yourself to the edge by doing hard things, you actually strengthen and grow your brain. With a growth mindset you can literally change the way you think and learn how to do new things.

People who have a growth mindset accept failure as an opportunity to learn. That doesn’t mean that growth mindset people are happy every time they fail. It means that they examine what they did wrong so they can learn and improve step-by-step. Mistakes are essential to growing your brain and are evidence that you are pushing yourself. Brain examinations show that when people with a growth mindset make mistakes their brains are more active than those with a fixed mindset.

(extract from Brigham Young University Idaho, Online Learning; Life Skills).

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