Fixed and Growth Mindset Examples by Yoshi Grote

Learning to snowboard

yoshigrote — 2025-10-12 23:23:21 UTC

I learnt to snowboard when I was 22 years old. I had skied from 10 years old so I was already a good skier. However, all of my friends were snowboarders and I was bored of skiing. I wanted to be cool and snowboard like my friends. At first, I fell down many MANY times. SO MANY times that my butt was bruised (like a rainbow) and I couldn't sit down. However, I was determined to learn to snowboard and I never gave up. Today, I love snowboarding and I never ski.

NOT learning to play Catan

yoshigrote — 2025-10-12 23:23:29 UTC

My family recently bought this game. It is a strategy game. There are many rules and my brain got tired. I didn't enjoy the game. I felt like I may never enjoy the game so I gave up trying to understand the rules and play the game. I just felt "I am not good at strategy games." "I don't enjoy strategy games"

When I try to retire part-time job.

2025-10-13 00:36:42 UTC

When I try to quit my part-time job, most people tell me I shouldn't. But I don't want to do it, and I think doing something meaningless is a waste of time, so I quit.

Practicing illustration

2025-10-13 00:40:05 UTC

I like drawing when I was child. I often practice drawing still now. I’m not good at keep doing something, so sometimes practicing illustration is so boring. But it can see the results of growth very clearly. So, I like this.

Learning to tell what I want to say

contrabass0722 — 2025-10-13 00:40:33 UTC

I started new job at Japanese knife stote on this spring. There are many foreigh people, so I have to speak in English. On first day, I tried to speak them in English, but they could not understand what I want to say. I felt very sad and disapoint at myself. However, I tried to speak in English with my confidence and loud voice. I have tried to do these for two months. I can tell what I want to say in English and feel they can understand about 80% what I want to say now.

Getting much better score

2025-10-13 00:41:41 UTC

When I got a bad score I usually try to think it's not just fail. Getting a bad score on a test means I believe I can use that failure to get a high score next time. I know it's just an excuse but this thought is good for me.

When I miss tests

2025-10-13 00:42:21 UTC

I feel very sad. I will think why I can’t do such easy tests. I feel this is my level. When I took the difficult university exam, I failed it. At that time, I gave up soon and find new university quickly.

growth mindset (Yukie)

2025-10-13 00:43:46 UTC

I feel growth mindset when I study for favorite subject. I study because just I like it. My favorite subject was Japanese history so I read books and I got knowledge about it. Because of it I got good resort in the test I was happy and that was good motivation for me.

Not riding a bicycle

2025-10-13 00:43:53 UTC

When I was 7 years old, I practiced riding a bicycle in the park. I tried many times, but I could ride it. I felt "I did not practice it." "I won't be able to ride it."

NOT doing sports

2025-10-13 00:43:56 UTC

I don’t like sports because I’m not good at sports. When I try some sports, I lose control of how to move my limbs. I know sports is fun. But I can’t play them well. So I don’t like sports.

Looking for a part-time job

2025-10-13 00:44:09 UTC

When I was Looking for a part-time job, I failed three interviews in a row. Mom said it was just that the days the company wanted part-time workers to work didn't match my schedule, but I was depressed. I thought it was because I had done poorly in the interview.

Learning things

2025-10-13 00:44:39 UTC

I’ve been learning a lot of stuffs, and of course I cannot understand or use them perfectly. And I’ve taken bad grades on the tests but I’ve never felt I’m not good at them, I just feel confident. I don’t know where it comes from. But I always feel I’ll be good at the things I wanna do. Even though it takes time I’m always sure I’ll be able to do the stuffs. So I don’t care if I made mistakes.

Learning math and science

2025-10-13 00:45:14 UTC

When I study math or science, the first parts are pretty easy, so I’m like, “I can do this!” But as things go on it gets harder and I start to get confused. Then I get a bit annoyed and feel like giving up. I even think, “When am I ever gonna use this?” When I keep getting questions wrong, I kinda lose my confidence and start feeling negative.

phobia of height

2025-10-13 00:45:52 UTC

Whan I was child, Iwas very fear of high places, because I fell out of the top of the jungle gym. After that, I feel uneasy about falling when I go to a high place. I avoided going to high places when I played as much as possible in my childhood. Also, if I had to go to a high place, I tried not to look down. Even now, I am not good at it, but in last and this year, I tried to walk a glass bridge because I did not want regret it. This experiences is good for me.

playing basketball

2025-10-13 00:45:57 UTC

I had a growth mindset when I started playing basketball when I was in elementary school. Even if I was wide open, I couldn't make a shot when I had just started, but I was able to get better at it little by little.

Playing ball games

contrabass0722 — 2025-10-13 00:47:09 UTC

I am not good at playing ball games. I have felt this since I was a elementary school student. I always try to play well to get good score, but my PE teacher always said "Please play seriously." I was said it many times, so I give up to play ball games well now.

When I played tennis

2025-10-13 00:47:38 UTC

When I was a high school student, I played tennis. I lost games many times. At that time, I always how to play tennis better and gave advice from my coach. It is because, I wanted to win games.

Part time job

g2440048 — 2025-10-13 00:47:53 UTC

I started part time job in a hotel one and half years ago. But actually I thought I wanted to give up on the first day. Because the job was not like I expected. I made a lot of mistakes every time and my bosses were angry. But I continue the job staying negative because I don’t want to give up.

Now most of my bosses and the other part time workers know me. And I work hard making mistakes.

Practicing ice skating

2025-10-13 00:50:54 UTC

When I was a first grade elementary school student, I tried to skate for the first time. However, I couldn’t stand on the ice even though I grabbed the handrail. I went to the skate rink twice in a week and I never gave up. So, I could stand after a month. After that, I practiced it again and again. Three months later I started skating, I could skating well! I love skating now.

Learning Spanish

2025-10-13 00:50:54 UTC

I have more of a fixed mindset when I'm learning Spanish. I took a class in Spanish A. Most of the students taking the class are students in Spanish majors, so they are already so good at it. There was a time when the teacher wrote a Spanish word on the whiteboard that I didn't understand, but it seemed like everyone was familiar with it. That was when I felt like I couldn't get good at this language.

When I got a bad score

2025-10-13 00:50:56 UTC

When I was a junior high school student, I got a bad score on a test. I had studied enough, but I could not get a good score. I decided to get a great score next time to surprise my teacher. Then, I studied it a lot, and I can get a great score and I was getting good at the subject.

When I get bad resort

2025-10-13 00:52:20 UTC

I had fixed mindset when I get bad resort in the test. The test I study hard but I get lower score then I thought I feel sad. Then I reflect whay I get that score. Also I see person who didn't study but they got high score then me I jealous about them.

Soccer

2025-10-13 00:53:21 UTC

I am not good sports, especially Soccer. I can still do some exercises with my hands, but I can't do any exercises with my feet. I played soccer several times during PE classes, but it is difficult to move while kicking the ball, so the other team member always takes the ball away. I still don't like soccer the most because I don't improve no matter how many times I try.

My favorite clothes that got ruined

2025-10-13 00:53:49 UTC

When my mother apologized that my favorite clothes had been colored by other clothes after washing, I told her not to worry about it. I thought it was time to buy new clothes since I had worn them for so long, and it was a good opportunity to find new favorites.

Studing English

2025-10-13 00:57:29 UTC

I started to learn English when I was in the 2 nd grade of elementary school. I liked to study English. I took Eiken 3rd grade exam. I missed two times. However, I continued to study, and I could pass. Through this experience, I want to study English more. Today I study English in this university.

Growth

2025-10-13 00:58:11 UTC

I think I really feel my growth when I help someone or when I sort something out by myself. When I can help a friend or make things a bit easier for someone, it makes me feel proud. And when I solve a problem after thinking hard, I feel like, I can actually do it. Those moments make me more confident and a bit stronger inside. It’s not always easy, but that’s kinda how I learn and grow, I reckon.

Not try to communicate with others

2025-10-13 00:58:59 UTC

My family have been talking me, I know it and I admit it. I know communication is really important in a relationship, not only with just the partner but also with friends. But it’s just a pain in the ass for me to try hard to get good at them. it makes me feel frustrated when the person I talk with don’t get what I said to them. When it happens, I wont try to talk to them lol

Play a game

2025-10-13 01:46:24 UTC

My sister likes to play games. When she played an adventure game she asked me to play it with her. I tried to make a new building, but I could not do it because it was difficult to build it with blocks. I realised I was not at good at the game, and I have never played it since.

math

g2440048 — 2025-10-13 01:51:21 UTC

When I was an elementary school student, I was not good at math. I couldn’t calculate. So I don’t like math in junior high and high school too. I didn’t try to improve it.

Not good at learning physics

2025-10-13 02:25:22 UTC

When I was a first grade high school student, fundamentals of physics was a required subject. So, I always listened actively in class and studied hard to get a good score. However, I couldn’t understand completely of it even though I was trying hard. In the end, I couldn’t get good score on the test and I gave up it.

Making a perfect ice cream

oneokrock0019 — 2025-10-13 08:02:26 UTC

I work at an ice cream shop around a sightseeing area. When I made ice cream for the first time, I couldn’t make it well, of course. I hesitated to give it to customers. However, I decided to make a perfect one, and I practiced again and again even though it wasn’t beautiful. Sometimes I asked my co-workers for tips. Finally, I can make great ice cream quickly.