From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD
All of us have elements of both – we’re all a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets. I’m talking about it as a simple either-or right now for the sake of simplicity.
People can also have different mindsets in different areas. I might think that my artistic skills are fixed but that my intelligence can be developed. Or that my personality is fixed, but my creativity can be developed. We’ve found that whatever mindset people have in a particular area will guide them in that area.