Growth Mindset is a concept that was familiar to me due to my previous experience in psychology classes. While I had not heard of Professor Dweck, my understanding of the concept was essentially the same as hers. My experience with the Growth Mindset has certainly evolved over years. Growing up, I was accustomed to putting the worth or value of things I did into awards and achievements. I think part of that mindset was due to being naive and not really understanding what was truly the best way of approaching my life. Grades and achievements are still important to me, I won't deny that, but my use of the Growth Mindset has definitely "grown" over the years, including my time in OU. My failures and setbacks are now more of an opportunity to learn and grow rather than as a validation of any type of worth. A specific example of the Growth Mindset while in college was the second semester of sophomore year when I took biochemistry. The class had notable reputation of not being ...