Summary, Analysis, and Review of Carol S. Dweck's Mindset : The New Psychology of Success PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Carol S. Dweck's Mindset: The New Psychology of Success includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and a detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success is the result of decades of research by Stanford University professor & psychologist Carol S. Dweck. In the book, she argues that a person's mindset-that is, how they view their own abilities and approach challenges-is the primary predictor of one's success. She classifies mindset as a simple binary: although there is a middle ground, you either have a predominant fixed mindset or a predominant growth mindset. The fixed mindset is the belief that one's qualities and abilities are immutable and cannot be changed. In contrast, the growth mindset is the idea that a pe