In the realm of

pirotal
learning ,
our mindset
plays a role in
shaping our
approach to

setbacks According to the article

challenges and . ,
a fixed mindset leads
people to
resign
from further

endeavors
stemming from the fear of
making mistakes whereas ,
a
growth mindset
prompts people to

I find towards mindset. In

regard failure as a
process
of
learning .

myself leaning more a

growth
how I
the
following paragraph I ,
will
expand upon developed
mindset from my lived
experience. my
I encountered academic hurdles that tested resilience
Growing up ,
various
my
and determination . For instance school I
,
in high ,
grappled with the difficulty of math and

I
physics .
got low scores on exams even
though I studied regularly using study books ranging
from basic to advanced level in order to
develop fundamental ways of thinking surmountable to
I
tackle
problems Despite
·
my
efforts still
struggled and sometimes felt as if
my hardships
I "If I
were . However
futile ,
always thought that quit now the situation is never
going
". I continued hard would
to
get better .
So ,
studying hoping that
my
efforts and
perseverance
lead to incremental
eventually an
progress
.

Additionally, during my exchange year

in
Germany, I struggled to shift from having a

fixed mindset to having growth a mindset. In

Germany I went to public high school where a

classes included discussions.

every Coming from Japanese a school where we
rarely talk during classes
and focus individual discussions
more on
learning rather than
group
studies or
,
at first ,
I felt insecure

to
express my opinions or to
express my opinions in front of the class because I was not used to it. I was

and the
afraid of
making linguistic errors
being in
minority. And since
my
German
proficiency remained
stagnant in spite of doing things such reading books aloud memorizing vocabularies
,
as
, ,
and
talking with my
host family 1 felt if I to make However whenever I
,
as
going improvent.
was never
my
an ,
saw

friends at school
discussing and questioning each other directly I wanted to become part of them ,
a .

So ,
I encouraged myself to think that the I make mistakes the more I learn and
eventually
more
,

about
became confident in
expressing my thoughts without worrying making mistakes .

In conclusion there where I noticed of fixed mindset

,
were instances a sense
creeping in.
However fueled
especially in enviornments where
my aspiration
seemed
non-negotiable . ,
that
by believing
and skills honed I
intelligence are not fixed entities but rather malleable traits that can over time ,
gradually
shifted towards a more
pronounced growth mindset.
My journey as a learner will continue to be shaped
by steadfast belief the of effort resilience and oriented
a in
power , ,
a
growth perspective .