Connection To Dweck: Out of My Comfort Zone

When we did our "Out of my Comfort Zone" experiment, I did my experiment on trying to meet and talk to new people.  I am extremely shy and reserved when it comes to meeting new people so this was actually very difficult for me.  I sat in the lobby of Chase with one of my classmates doing homework (so he could do his experiment) and we talked to people who walked by and the people at the front desk.  Now in the two chapters we read from Dweck, he introduced the different types of mindsets to us which were fixed and growth.  Although I do admire the growth mindset and how they are able to work through so many situations, I think I approached this with the fixed mindset.  Not because I was unwilling to try new things but because I was scared of how it would go.  I care too much of what people think and say about me so I was worried if I would actually be able to do this.  After reading chapters one and two, I see the people with the growth take on challenges with a positive attitude thinking even if they don't succeed, they can get better with time.  But people with the fixed mindset just think if they aren't good at it then they never will be and shouldn't bother trying.  Which is how I behaved.  I wish Dweck had incorporated a few tips on how to have the growth mindset in his reading so I could improve myself for next time.