On my shelf this week:
Dad is Fat, by Jim Gaffigan
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck
This week I’m reading an audio book with my husband (because comedians always have the best audio books), an old classic re-read and a psychology book that could potentially be life-changing. Super interesting.
Best quotes so far:
“The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be.”
-Carol Dweck
“Just because some people can do something with little or no training, it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it (and sometimes do it even better) with training.”
-Carol Dweck
“When you’re given a positive label, you’re afraid of losing it, and when you’re hit with a negative label, you’re afraid of deserving it.”
-Carol Dweck
“Every word and action sends a message. It tells children—or students or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed mindset message that says, ‘You have permanent traits and I’m judging them’ or it can be a growth-mindset message that says, ‘You are a developing person and I am interested in your development.'”
-Carol Dweck
(I wish I could give you some quotes from Jim Gaffigan’s audio book, but I’ve been too busy laughing to take notes.)
Read any of these? Tell us what you thought.