Mindset

Evidence-based mindset practices.

15 concepts in this area — each broken into concrete practices with the real mechanism, an honest read on the evidence, and how to practice it with IX Coach.

• Benefit-Finding: Locating Meaning and Growth in Adversity — What is benefit-finding, and does looking for the good in hardship actually help?
• Deliberate Discomfort: Using Voluntary Challenge to Build Resilience — How does deliberately seeking discomfort build resilience and confidence?
• Explanatory Style: Optimism, Pessimism, and Learned Optimism — What is explanatory style, and can you change a pessimistic one?
• Grit: Passion and Perseverance, Honestly Assessed — What is grit and does it really predict success?
• Growth Mindset: The Honest Version — What is a growth mindset and does it actually work?
• Hope Theory: Agency, Pathways, and Getting Unstuck — What is hope theory and how do you build hope when you’re stuck?
• Learned Optimism: Seligman’s ABCDE Method — How do you use learned optimism to change pessimistic thinking?
• Locus of Control: Building a Sense of Agency — What is locus of control, and how do you become more internal?
• Optimism Training: Building Realistic, Flexible Optimism — Can you train yourself to be more optimistic, and how?
• Self-Authorship: Moving From the Socialized to the Self-Authored Mind — What is self-authorship, and how do you develop a self-authored mind?
• Self-Distancing: Thinking Clearly About Your Own Problems — What is self-distancing, and does talking to yourself in the third person actually help?
• Self-Handicapping: Recognizing and Stopping the Excuse Setup — What is self-handicapping and how do you stop sabotaging yourself before you start?
• The Mindset of Enough: Contentment Without Complacency — How do you develop a genuine sense of enough without giving up on growth?
• The Spotlight Effect: Why You Think Everyone Is Watching — What is the spotlight effect and how do you stop worrying about what others think?
• The Yerkes-Dodson Law: Finding Your Optimal Performance Zone — How does arousal affect performance, and what is the Yerkes-Dodson law?