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Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.

The students who held a fixed mind-set, however, were concerned about looking smart with less regard for learning.

The mastery-oriented children, on the other hand, think intelligence is not fixed and can be developed through education and hard work.

The helpless ones believe intelligence is a fixed characteristic: you have only a certain amount, and that's that.

The author's experiment shows that students with a fixed mind-set believe having to work hard is an indication of low ability.

Research shows that managers who have a fixed mind-set are less likely to seek or welcome feedback from their employees than are managers with a growth mind-set.

People with a fixed mind-set believe that one's intelligence is unchangeable.

In the workplace, feedback may not be so welcome to managers with a fixed mind-set.

I call this a fixed mind-set .

For instance, talking about mathematical geniuses who were more or less born that way puts students in a fixed mind-set, but descriptions of great mathematicians who fell in love with math and developed amazing skills produce a growth mind-set.

Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mindset said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

At the start of junior high, the math achievement test scores of the students with a growth mind-set were comparable to those of students who displayed a fixed mind-set.

A fixed mind-set can also hinder communication and progress in the workplace and discourage or ignore constructive criticism and advice.

They haven't fixed all the shortcomings of print books.

Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.

Maybe you should have it fixed.

Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mind-set said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests.

For instance, talking about mathematical geniuses who were more or less born that way puts students in a fixed mindset, but descriptions of great mathematicians who fell in love with math and developed amazing skills produce a growth mind-set.

Most agree that the solution is to push doctors to accept fixed payments to care for a particular illness or for a patient's needs over a year.

In one example that demonstrated genetic differences were not fixed along racial lines, the full genomes of James Watson and Craig Venter, two famous American scientists of European ancestry, were compared to that of a Korean scientist, Seong-Jin Kim.

Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.

The suitcase can be fixed in time.

Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday

Instead, they receive a fixed rate, which is typically about $825 for a standard four-hour vocal session.

In one example that demonstrated genetic differences were not fixed along racial lines, the full genomes of James Watson and Craig Venter, two famous American scientists of European ancestry, were compared to that of a Korean scientist, Seong-Jin Kim.

A neighborhood girl I'd played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles.

I'm talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have adopted the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.

It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed---and there it was in the window.

My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car.

Perhaps you should ask them to get it fixed in just one or two days.

Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed.

The design industry has moved away from a fixed offices setup and created more flexible "strategic management environments".

There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full.

They got parts from a junkyard, non-toasting toaster have been fixed.

They ignore the appointed time and leave their homes only after the fixed time.

We will give you a call as soon as it's fixed.

What is in question is not the retrieval of an absolute, fixed or “true” meaning that can be read off and clocked for accuracy, or some timeless relation of the text to the world.