Comments on: The Growth Mindset of Cats http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Paterson http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-43151 Robert Paterson Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:10:12 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-43151 Hi Will You are doomed - Pussee, our cat - has the same habits. My go around informs me that so do many other cats. It's a test of 'wills' - who is more persistent? We limit the damage to our sleep with feeding at about 6am. I usually am up then. My wife can go back to sleep. The cart knows that she will get attention then and is less persistent at 4am as a result. Like small children, your ability to sleep through the night may be broken for a long time. In desperation my sister used to lock her cat and the pan into the basement Hi Will
You are doomed – Pussee, our cat – has the same habits. My go around informs me that so do many other cats.

It’s a test of ‘wills’ – who is more persistent?

We limit the damage to our sleep with feeding at about 6am. I usually am up then. My wife can go back to sleep. The cart knows that she will get attention then and is less persistent at 4am as a result.

Like small children, your ability to sleep through the night may be broken for a long time.

In desperation my sister used to lock her cat and the pan into the basement

]]> By: Nick http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42698 Nick Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:47:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42698 It's a Siamese. get rid of it immediately. Siamese are like the cocker spaniels of the cat world - prone to depression, and full of neuroses. And they're manipulative as hell (siamese are masters of operant conditioning) apart from being LOUD. Sorry, but I'm a confirmed Maine Coon fan. Give me a real cat with a bit of weight in it, not a stick insect :) It’s a Siamese. get rid of it immediately. Siamese are like the cocker spaniels of the cat world – prone to depression, and full of neuroses. And they’re manipulative as hell (siamese are masters of operant conditioning) apart from being LOUD.

Sorry, but I’m a confirmed Maine Coon fan. Give me a real cat with a bit of weight in it, not a stick insect :)

]]> By: Siouxgeonz http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42687 Siouxgeonz Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:09:09 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42687 RE: allergies ... in a somewhat similar situation, I developed the habit of washing my hands whenever I got near the felines. The allergies continued to abate and I was cold-free. IN fact, the allergies abated enough that I got out of the habit... and then caught my first cold... RE: allergies … in a somewhat similar situation, I developed the habit of washing my hands whenever I got near the felines.
The allergies continued to abate and I was cold-free. IN fact, the allergies abated enough that I got out of the habit… and then caught my first cold…

]]> By: Vanessa West http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42681 Vanessa West Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:37:31 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42681 I, too, have been owned by a Siamese cat. Her name was Kiki. Kiki was a singularly intelligent cat--I read Shakespeare sonnets aloud to her when she was a kitten (off you go into your nature vs. nurture arguments). Kiki had the characteristic Siamese yowl. I think the only solution is to utterly give in, spoil the cat as much as possible and enjoy your furry friend while you have her. I, too, have been owned by a Siamese cat. Her name was Kiki. Kiki was a singularly intelligent cat–I read Shakespeare sonnets aloud to her when she was a kitten (off you go into your nature vs. nurture arguments). Kiki had the characteristic Siamese yowl. I think the only solution is to utterly give in, spoil the cat as much as possible and enjoy your furry friend while you have her.

]]> By: Gary Stager http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42675 Gary Stager Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:11:11 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42675 Sorry I spelled, "believe," incorrectly. Remember, all good books reduce issues to zero-sum options :-) Sorry I spelled, “believe,” incorrectly.

Remember, all good books reduce issues to zero-sum options :-)

]]> By: Stephen Kennedy http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42674 Stephen Kennedy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:52:59 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42674 Cats do come into the world with a mind of their own. Which then changes ours. Which might just then change theirs...And... Cats do come into the world with a mind of their own. Which then changes ours. Which might just then change theirs…And…

]]> By: Will Richardson http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42673 Will Richardson Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:46:34 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42673 Gary, obviously you are of the growth mindset. Gary, obviously you are of the growth mindset.

]]> By: Gary Stager http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42669 Gary Stager Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:12:28 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42669 Are there REALLY people who BELIEV this? "There is the fixed mindset which believes that intelligence is pretty much static and that there’s not much you can do to get smarter." Are there REALLY people who BELIEV this?

“There is the fixed mindset which believes that intelligence is pretty much static and that there’s not much you can do to get smarter.”

]]> By: Carolyn Foote http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42646 Carolyn Foote Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:07:43 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42646 Any chance Catatonic is a girl and looking for her mate? This reminds me of our cat, which I found at our library a year ago.....the poor guy was wandering around, thin, and obviously a boy. That is until we got him home, fed him, and discovered he was pregnant. Shortly after the sole kitten was delivered, said cat embarked on a two month ritual of howling all night long, stationed comfortably outside the bedroom door. A baby gate failed to deter her. The only way to placate said cat was by feeding her. Needless to say, she gained a little weight ;) The persistence she displayed was quite impressive. Something to be admired, as you point out. The book sounds fascinating. How/why do some people have the growth/persistence mindset, willing to keep re-trying things beyond all reason, until they sort it out? And how could we nurture that? Hoping you'll summarize for all of us ;) Any chance Catatonic is a girl and looking for her mate?

This reminds me of our cat, which I found at our library a year ago…..the poor guy was wandering around, thin, and obviously a boy.

That is until we got him home, fed him, and discovered he was pregnant. Shortly after the sole kitten was delivered, said cat embarked on a two month ritual of howling all night long, stationed comfortably outside the bedroom door. A baby gate failed to deter her.

The only way to placate said cat was by feeding her. Needless to say, she gained a little weight ;)

The persistence she displayed was quite impressive. Something to be admired, as you point out.

The book sounds fascinating. How/why do some people have the growth/persistence mindset, willing to keep re-trying things beyond all reason, until they sort it out?

And how could we nurture that? Hoping you’ll summarize for all of us ;)

]]> By: Pam Shoemaker http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42645 Pam Shoemaker Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:46:38 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42645 We also have an alarm cat that goes off on the weekends. We have a squirt bottle filled with water by our bedroom door that usually works to make her stop if we can manage to squirt her before she runs away. We also have locked her in a downstairs bathroom. Maybe our cats are just training US to be more persistent and challenge our thinking? Maybe you should keep and appreciate Catatonic for helping you to learn to think and problem-solve ways to let you sleep in the morning. We also have an alarm cat that goes off on the weekends. We have a squirt bottle filled with water by our bedroom door that usually works to make her stop if we can manage to squirt her before she runs away. We also have locked her in a downstairs bathroom. Maybe our cats are just training US to be more persistent and challenge our thinking? Maybe you should keep and appreciate Catatonic for helping you to learn to think and problem-solve ways to let you sleep in the morning.

]]> By: Tim Goree http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42637 Tim Goree Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:49:03 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42637 Cats think we humans exist to serve them. In essence, we are the pets and they are the masters. I think Catatonic is doing a great job of proving that point. I love pets, but cats don't count as pets in my mind! Cats think we humans exist to serve them. In essence, we are the pets and they are the masters. I think Catatonic is doing a great job of proving that point. I love pets, but cats don’t count as pets in my mind!

]]> By: mrsdurff http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42630 mrsdurff Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:55:51 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42630 Somehow I doubt that cats have minds that are described in either way. The cat just sounds annoying to me ( a real pet lover here ) Somehow I doubt that cats have minds that are described in either way. The cat just sounds annoying to me ( a real pet lover here )

]]> By: Londa Richter http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42623 Londa Richter Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:59:45 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42623 Our cat, Whizbang also has an early morning ritual which includes having someone (me) rise much earlier than the alarm clock is set for. We have touch lamps in our bedroom and she has discovered that touching them with her nose will turn them on and get just the reaction she desires. Saying she is persisent is an understatement, and the fact that negative feedback does not discourage this behavior must say something about the learning process. Our cat, Whizbang also has an early morning ritual which includes having someone (me) rise much earlier than the alarm clock is set for. We have touch lamps in our bedroom and she has discovered that touching them with her nose will turn them on and get just the reaction she desires. Saying she is persisent is an understatement, and the fact that negative feedback does not discourage this behavior must say something about the learning process.

]]> By: Robert Rowe http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42617 Robert Rowe Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:44:33 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42617 My 7 yr old, Naji, does the same thing. It reminds me of a Discovery Channel show on Squirrels that showed their perseverance (trying to get to the bird-feeders) no matter what obstacles we silly humans put in their way. The growth mindset though, not only comes from the cat finding new ways to wake us up, but also us, as we continue to find ways to get that extra sleep. Great post! My 7 yr old, Naji, does the same thing. It reminds me of a Discovery Channel show on Squirrels that showed their perseverance (trying to get to the bird-feeders) no matter what obstacles we silly humans put in their way.
The growth mindset though, not only comes from the cat finding new ways to wake us up, but also us, as we continue to find ways to get that extra sleep.
Great post!

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-42616 Cathy Nelson Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:44:49 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/the-growth-mindset-of-cats/#comment-42616 Yep--just like adult children, cats have a homing instinct. If you have been bestowed the title of home, Catatonic will be back. Now what kind of parallel to your great book can you make with that? Yep–just like adult children, cats have a homing instinct. If you have been bestowed the title of home, Catatonic will be back. Now what kind of parallel to your great book can you make with that?

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