Episode 23 – Growth Mindset

Show Notes  Josh has a zen moment with his awesome home workstation, Ben cyberstalks old coworkers, Josh forgets how old his son is, and they discuss growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. Intro (0:00-20:38) Josh’s home workstation vs. Ben’s home workstation The 2007 Minot nuclear weapons incident  Wikipedia article Bad At Parenting (20:38-26:25) How do you remember your important dates? Bad at English (26:25-29:01) Self-Licking Lollipop (US: Ice Cream Cone): In political jargon, a self-licking ice cream cone is a self-perpetuating system that has no purpose other than to sustain itself. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (29:01-end) Freakonomics is a great book The Power of Believing You Can Improve (Ted Talk by Carol Dweck, PhD) Wellesley HS Class of 2012 Commencement Address: You Are Not Special Junior Varsity Quiz Final Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ And please support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/badatmagic