Episode 176 | Linda Rising and Kendall Rael - Learning and Mindset

Guest: @ Linda Rising, Kendall Rael, and Dave Rael have a conversation about the pitfalls of talent, the importance of effort, and share an empowering message Linda Rising is an independent consultant who lives near Nashville, Tennessee. Linda has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the area of object-based design metrics. Her background includes university teaching as well as work in industry in telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems. She is an internationally known presenter on topics related to agile development, patterns, retrospectives, the change process, and the connection between the latest neuroscience and software development. Linda is the author of numerous articles and has published several books: Design Patterns in Communications, The Pattern Almanac 2000, A Patterns Handbook, and with co-author Mary Lynn Manns, Fearless Change: Patterns for introducing new ideas and released in 2015 More Fearless Change. Her web site is: www.lindarising.org Chapters: 0:57 - Dave introduces the show, Linda Rising, and Kendall Rael3:49 - Mindsets and the premise of this episode6:47 - Framing your view of the world and yourself based on messages that don't tell you what you think10:12 - Responding to frustration when learning is difficult11:38 - Falling down and getting back up - persisting in learning14:21 - Gender differences, disadvantages, and voices of doubt18:03 - Messages of "can't" from others and from self and a trick for responding22:24 - The joy of persisting and overcoming - the value of the struggle26:37 - The foresight of destiny of the reader/viewer in fiction and the absence of that in real life29:28 - Future, community, and helping one another32:43 - The benefits of music, and the virtues of self-knowledge and self-awareness35:44 - Nervousness and excitement42:47 - Advice for parents Resources: Linda's First Appearance on Developer On Fire Linda's website Carol Dweck Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S. Dweck Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) - J. K. Rowling Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on the "Flow" State