Changing The Settings A Little Bit

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Thanks to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, we know about fixed and dynamic ways of thinking - more commonly called attitudes. People with fixed attitudes believe that such important qualities as mind and personality are fixed and unchanging. People with dynamic attitudes find that these basic qualities are influenced and can improve with learning and effort. Two kinds of attitudes can appear depending on the quality in question. As an example, you can be “fixed” when it comes to mathematical ability (“I have no luck with numbers”), and “dynamic” when it comes to social ability (“I should get to know my neighbors better”)

This belief in change can significantly influence behavior. Those who are open to change and believe that more can be achieved and that it is worth the effort to do so, feel empowered to manage their achievements and solve problems.

Change is often understood as a one-off event, such as a New Year's decision. But change is a process, not an event. Focusing on the process makes it possible for them to feel that they can be wrong, learns from their mistakes, and improve their performance over time.

Our brains worry deeply about what we believe. A few milliseconds before the start of the intended movement, the brain transmits preparatory electric waves. Only then does it send activation signals to the corresponding muscles. The preparation for action, which is called the potential for readiness, is beyond consciousness, but the very activation is carried out by the intention. When the sense of activity and efficiency diminishes, the potential for readiness in the brain diminishes.

Feeling your “I” as dynamic is the cornerstone of emotional flexibility. People with a growth mindset who see themselves as active in their lives are more open to new experiences, more willing to take risks, and more tolerant of failure. They are not so thoughtlessly agreeing with the wishes of other people, and at the same time, they are more creative and adventurous.

Techniques for activating the ego sense can also be powerful, even if it is only a grammatical technique. In one study, voters were gathered and asked to respond to a poll on the eve of important elections by submitting the concept of voting once as a verb (How important is it for you to vote in tomorrow's election?), And once as a noun (How important is it for you to be a voter in tomorrow's election ?) In the first version, the vote was filed as another case designated on a busy day. And in the second, voting was presented as an opportunity to play an important role - the role of the voter. The very change from “vote” to “be a voter” increased voter turnout by 10%.

We all have personality traits that we would like to change. But when we try to change and face difficulties, we sometimes focus too much on what we consider our destiny.

The change of attitudes should begin by questioning the concept of oneself and the world, even though they seem to be engraved in stone - and then actively, step by step, choose learning, experiment, growth and change.

The article appeared thanks to the book "Emotional Agility" by Susan David