Your Mindset Is Failing You

Mitch Massman
Nov 3 · 5 min read
Photo by Hello I’m Nik on Unsplash

I have been doing quite a bit of reflecting on my past since I began writing just a couple of weeks ago. Most recently I was thinking about my childhood — from playing sports to school. I was thinking deeply about how simple life seemed back then — no bills, no job, pretty care free.

Then I read the book Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., in which she discusses how all of us have a mixture of the fixed and growth…

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Mitch Massman

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I just enjoy writing and discussing what I am passionate about. Advocate for healthy living and well-being.

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