Sarah Lewis

A fun, light read but missed the fundamental message of its source story, and as a result, lacked its depth.

Incredibly well-written and also probably the most depressing book I've ever read.

The book suffers somewhat from repetitive, ho-hum writing, but the concepts in it are so valuable that I still want to recommend it to everyone.I picked it up because Dr. Dweck's research is constantly cited in all kinds of other books. It's clear there's good reason for this. I appreciated the examples and particularly the practical application section at the end.It also dovetails nicely (again, because this research is so foundational to behavioral economics in general) with the book I'm currently reading, [b:The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact 34466952 The Power of Moments Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact Chip Heath https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1506854677l/34466952.SY75.jpg 55587025]. They give an example of a dad routinely (and positively) asking his kids, “So, what have you failed at lately?” I expect I'll have a lot of these “that's growth-mindset talk!” ah-ha moments for a few weeks at least (at which point I'll be obsessed with some new concept... ;) ).

Fairly disjointed but still a very amusing read.

I agree with most of the other reviews, both good and bad!

Yes, the author seems like an eccentric billionaire who is painting the picture in a biased way AND yes, the concept of crystalizing, recording, and applying principles is a great idea. Yes, it's heavy on concept and light on application AND yes, some of his tools are brilliant. Yes, many of the principles are obvious or idealistic or potentially much more alienating than he suggests AND yes, some of them have already been useful to me.

Yes, it has many flaws AND yes, I now want to get a hard copy to dog-ear and mark up.