What is your internal dialogue? (DW#377)
Since our mindset is "an interpretative process that tells us what is going on around us", it not only helps us make sense of the world and how it works, it also determines how we engage with the world.
According to Dweck, one of the ways we can determine our mindset is by noticing the internal dialogue that goes on in our minds.
She explains that in a fixed mindset, there is an internal monologue of constant judging and evaluation, and every piece of information is used as evidence either for or against the assessment of whether you’re a good person, whether you are smart or talented enough, whether your partner is selfish, or whether you are better than the person next to you.
In a growth mindset, on the other hand, the internal monologue is not one of judgment but one of learning and curiosity. The feedback from the environment (including things that have not gone well) is used as information on learning how you can do better next time.
So let us begin to notice our inner voice. Is it condemning us for the smallest setback and convincing us that we are failures or is it an encouraging voice, telling us that with knowledge and practice we can grow and do better?
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