aleksiL comments on Open Thread: March 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: aleksiL 02 March 2010 11:53:03AM *  2 points [-]

I recently finished the book Mindset by Carol S. Dweck. I'm currently rather wary of my own feelings about the book; I feel like a man with a hammer in a happy death spiral. I'd like to hear others' reactions.

The book seems to explain a lot about people's attitudes and reactions to certain situations, with what seems like unusually strong experimental support to boot. I recommend it to anyone (and I mean anyone - I've actually ordered extra copies for friends and family) but teachers, parents and people with interest in self-improvement will likely benefit the most.

Also, I'd appreciate pointers on how to find out if the book is being translated to Finnish.

Edit: Fixed markdown and grammar.

Comment author: RobinZ 02 March 2010 03:15:16PM 0 points [-]

I'm no fan of joke religions - even the serious joke religions - but the Church of the SubGenius promoted the idea of the "Short Duration Personal Savior" as a mind-hack. I like that one.

(No opinion on the book - haven't read it.)