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Tip 6: Hone an experimental mindset to develop agility

Tip 6: Hone an experimental mindset to develop agility

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Tip 6: Hone an experimental mindset to develop agility

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- When you think of setting up experiments, your imagination might conjure up the image of a scientist in a lab, surrounded by beakers and test tubes, mixing chemicals, and waiting for something extraordinary to happen. How does this apply to a growth mindset? You can use an experimental mindset to view the world as a series of experiments and challenges, as tests that can help you to find solutions. In real life, your lab might be your kitchen where you're trying a new recipe, your garden, where you're learning to grow and nurture plants or even your desk where you are tackling a tricky maths or excel problem. The key here is to think like a scientist. You've got a hypothesis, which is a fancy word for an intelligent guess as to the outcome, and you are testing it out. Will this new study method help you remember better? There's only one way to find out, try it. Will a specific way of tackling a technical problem at work help you to find a solution? The truth is, you won't always…

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