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• a variation of mindset.

mind-set

British  

noun

1. the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation, esp when these are seen as being difficult to alter

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Explanation

Your usual way of thinking about the world is your mind-set. If you're dreading taking the SAT, remember that a positive mind-set will not only make you feel less stressed and more confident, but might even improve your test score. Your feelings, attitudes, and opinions about things make up your mind-set. You might have a pessimistic mind-set, always seeing the glass as half-empty and generally expecting the worst, or a hard-working mind-set, with a habitual focus on being a conscientious, dedicated worker. In the 1920s, the term was considered to be "educators' jargon," and defined as "habits of mind formed by previous experience."

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Many families need more than capital; they need coaching, encouragement, faith and help building habits that overcome the poverty mind-set and support growing incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The culture is different, with more of a collective mind-set in Japan, and things there tend to revert to the mean.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

This change in mind-set fits within a broader cultural arc that includes the “Buddha-like” attitude and the “lying flat” movement—rejections of relentless competition in favor of detachment.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Having played as a striker in her youth football days, the 24-year-old's impressive passing ability, sharp vision and attacking mind-set come as no surprise.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

Though this mind-set prevented the Indians from contributing much to geometry, it had another, unexpected effect.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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