Week 10 Growth Mindset: From Day One

This will be my last post for Mythology and Folklore! I know I titled this post as a growth mindset challenge, but I didn't participate in any new challenges. However, I would like to talk about how this particular class made me grow. I'll be honest, I took Epics of India last semester because I needed a filler class, and my friend suggested Epics of India because there were no exams. In short, it was an easy A. I never thought I would enjoy the class as much as I did! My creativity for story telling has improved dramatically. In the beginning, I was rusty on developing characters and interesting plots. Now, several ideas for stories come to me with ease. I enrolled in Mythology and Folklore because I wanted to continue writing creatively. However, I noticed that I was more engaged in one particular assignment: growth mindset.

I was first exposed to growth mindset in last semester's class. Ever since that first week of school, I looked more into the growth mindset philosophy and its research. Everything that I read, every challenge that I participated in, and every blog post that I wrote taught me something new. I never thought that I would learn so much about myself through this assignment. I've learned that I can do anything as long as I accept the challenge in front of me. I've also learned that failure doesn't define me; it's either a lesson or an opportunity. Through the growth mindset assignments, I have learned to reflect on myself and practice introspection. I've realized that I must acknowledge my accomplishments, as well as my failures, and learn that it has made me the person that I am today.

All in all, I greatly appreciate the lessons that this class has taught me. Although I will be ending this class a few weeks earlier, I know I'll forever practice the growth mindset philosophy.

Growth Mindset: stretching my brain since day one. Source.