>The "growth mindset" is Microsoft's cult — a vaguely-defined, scientifically-questionable, abusively-wielded workplace culture monstrosity
Sounds a bit like agile with its vaguely defined commandments / principles arguing things like "you should prioritize getting coffee with the customer over writing a manual".
Sounds to me like they're both sound principles at heart, which end up in the workplace because they're generally good things to promote, then end up being abused by morons, leading to people snarking and being cynical over them so they can look like "cool kids" online.
Yeah, you're going to do better if you actively try to better yourself as opposed to sitting like a lump. Yeah, you're going to do better if you try to understand your customer's real needs as opposed to being the software equivalent of a short-order cook. Yeah, you're going to do better if you prove theories early instead of trucking along for six months only to find out you lit half your annual budget on fire. This is not rocket science.
>Sounds to me like they're both sound principles at heart
That's why this kind of vague inspirational garbage is written. It resonates emotionally with some people who lack the cognitive ability to see through it.
>This is not rocket science.
Religious texts are not any kind of science. The lack of disprovability is one of their core features.
>Yeah, you're going to do better if you actively try to better yourself as opposed to sitting like a lump.
This seems like projection rather than anything based on something I said.
Sounds a bit like agile with its vaguely defined commandments / principles arguing things like "you should prioritize getting coffee with the customer over writing a manual".