The One Word That Could Change Your Life —

“I boarded a train to finish a sketch… ended up redesigning my brain instead.”

The plan was simple.

Finish a sketch before my stop.

Instead, I spent the entire journey thinking about Journalising Designers.

How do I become a better storyteller?

A better designer?

A better educator?

Somewhere between stations, I picked up Mindset by Dr. Carol S. Dweck.

I thought I’d read a few pages.

Instead, it changed the way I looked at growth.

As a design educator, I’ve seen two students receive the exact same feedback.

One says,

“Maybe I’m just not creative enough.”

The other says,

“I’ll make it better for the next jury.”

Same feedback.

Different mindset.

Dr. Dweck calls these the Fixed Mindset and the Growth Mindset.

A Fixed Mindset believes talent is fixed.

“I’m either good at this or I’m not.”

A Growth Mindset believes skills can be developed.