Mindsets

Oh wow... that was interesting...

1. First off, this seems like a load of bull to me. I don't know about the rest of you, but my "mindset" changes depending on the subject/topic,it depends on my interest in it, not on whether or I believe the brain is a muscle that can expand or not. Hell, my brain is the last thing I consider when I'm faced with something new. The first thing I think is, "Will this be interesting/useful?" If not, I tend to go towards the fixed mindset, avoid challenges, obstacles and effort. If I do think the topic is interesting or useful, I go towards the growth mindset, I take the challenges as they come and put in most of my effort --- I say most because it's hard for a lazy person to ever put in ALL their effort. In other words, I don't think there is one specific mindset that a person, or at the very least, I, have. It depends on the activity, on whether it interests you or not.
2. As said, I don't believe there is one specific mindset that controls how you learn or think all the time. Isn't this part of the reason we do well with some topics and not so well with others? Personally, I go back forth at times when learning lots of things because some are more helpful or interesting than others. The only reason I even pay attention in class is that I'm sure it will help me when it comes time to take the damned AP test. Once I deem something useless it leaves my mind for a while, until I have to review the topic again.
3. To the mind is muscle thing: My reaction was, "I already knew this." You don't take two years of biology and a year's worth of psychology without learning this. And a couple biological or psychological documentaries tend to include this fact, too...
4. It shouldn't affect me much. Considering I had heard the mind being a muscle thing before, and now, again. Oh, how I hate repetition... As for the mindset stuff, that really shouldn't affect me either considering I don't think it's entirely legitimate.