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To be honest because, I’ve gotten to understand what growth mindset means, fixed mindset doesn’t cross my mind any more. I now try to make be determined and positive when new challenges arise and find solutions to difficult situations that might arise now. I can now tell when I don’t try my hardest on an assignment and when I do. I do feel it easy now to react when something I don’t like happens if it’s from failing on a test to not being able to do something well i'm determined now to finish what i'm doing with my best effort. Although this has been the first time I’ve read this book it has helped me become motivated not only in this class to finish my work but also in the rest of my classes. I really like the message that this book gets across

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