Ms.Milliner
EES21QH-01
01/19/17
Your mind is a very powerful thing. Mindset is the way we think. It is the established set of attitudes held by someone. It is similar to willpower and the willpower experiment itself. It also determines whether we continue to succeed in our lives. Carol Dweck discusses about their being two mindsets; one called the fixed mindset and the other called the growth mindset. When having a fixed mindset, people tend to believe only their basic qualities. Such as their talent or their intelligence. They usually just spend their time documenting their basic qualities instead of enhancing or developing them. When having a growth mindset or"right" mindset, people tend to believe that their most basic qualities can develop. The only way this is possible is through dedication and hard work. As for Angela Duckworth, she discusses that individuals differ dramatically in their stamina for long term goals. Being a gritty individual means that one tends to stick to their goals and never give up despite any problems, issues, and failures they may come across. There are four characters within the novel Othello by Shakespeare that display mindset and grit. These characters are known as Othello, Iago, Roderigo and Desdemona. The stories individuals tell themselves and the things one believes about themselves can …show more content…
It is also very similar to willpower. As shown throughout each character tends to either have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. As well as being gritty or non gritty. When having a growth mindset, people tend to believe that their most basic qualities can develop.The only way to prosper and achieve your goal is through dedication and hard work. We all have the decision in whether to have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset, along with being gritty or not. Each character continues on the path that they decide to make and no one can change it but