I don&#x27;t think these are cases against a growth mindset but rather cases against overconfidence and biting off more than you can chew.<p>I don&#x27;t think the point is to say &quot;wow I can get better at anything so I&#x27;ll take on this big project that&#x27;s way out of my league&quot;. It&#x27;s more about thinking &quot;wow I can get better at this so I&#x27;ll ask my manager for tips and maybe a small project in which to grow my skills&quot;.<p>I&#x27;ve read the book twice and its helped me tremendously. I used to say to myself I&#x27;m not a maths person but now I say that I can get better if I work on it. I&#x27;ve made more progress than I ever did believing that people are simply born with or without a mind for maths.