In this video, you're going to learn how to tell if you have a growth or a fixed mindset.

And you're going to learn how to develop a growth mindset in regards to mental health.

You're also going to learn how having a growth mindset can completely change how you feel about your

mental health. Why is boredom such a difficult experience for people?

It's because we all have an innate drive for growth and knowledge through new experiences.

When we make our lives about growth, almost any difficulty can be for our benefit.

But so often we get stuck in our growth because we develop a fixed mindset.

Carol Dweck, the author of Mindset, which this video is based off of, said,

in a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through

dedication and hard work. Brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love

of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.

The opposite of a growth mindset is a fixed mindset, a belief that you were either born talented or you were born defective,

that your skills are due more to luck or chance than effort.

So with a fixed mindset, you may say things like, oh, I'm just bad at math, or I'm depressed and

there's nothing I can do about it. Or if you see an amazing artist, you say, she's so talented.

Now, just in case you were wondering, for an artist to make beautiful art, they have to spend

hundreds of hours sketching and practicing. Art is not just a talent, right? With a fixed mindset, feedback is seen as a

personal attack, and you often fall into all or nothing thinking, right? You think, oh, I can either

do it like math or art, or I can't. With a fixed mindset, you often care a lot about appearances,

right? I need to look smart or I need to look like I've got it all

put together. You know, you're not going to raise your hand in class and ask a question because that could help you learn, but it's too embarrassing because you need to look a certain way with a fixed mindset. And with a fixed mindset with mental health, you know, a lot of the things I hear are things like, I'm never going to get better. I just have to cope. I just want to feel better, right?

When it comes to get better, I just have to cope,

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