Mentality
noun
The way a person thinks or the kind of opinions they have.
She has a very practical mentality.
Often appears as...
- team mentality
- winning mentality
noun
A way of thinking that is characteristic of a particular group, society or epoch.
The growth of a global mentality has connected individuals all over the world.
Often appears as...
- victim mentality
- poverty mentality
Usage tips
Academic, General
noun
The way a person thinks or the kind of opinions they have.
She has a very practical mentality.
Often appears as...
- team mentality
- winning mentality
noun
A way of thinking that is characteristic of a particular group, society or epoch.
The growth of a global mentality has connected individuals all over the world.
Often appears as...
- victim mentality
- poverty mentality
Usage tips
Academic, General
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Thinking
Mentality can describe a person's particular way of thinking or approach to life.
He's got a competitive mentality that makes him a great athlete.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Fixed
Someone's mentality isn't permanent and can change with new experiences or knowledge.
Traveling abroad really changed her mentality towards other cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjective
Often used with adjectives that describe its nature like 'positive', 'defeatist', or 'progressive'.
His positive mentality inspires others around him.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Thinking
Mentality can describe a person's particular way of thinking or approach to life.
He's got a competitive mentality that makes him a great athlete.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Fixed
Someone's mentality isn't permanent and can change with new experiences or knowledge.
Traveling abroad really changed her mentality towards other cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjective
Often used with adjectives that describe its nature like 'positive', 'defeatist', or 'progressive'.
His positive mentality inspires others around him.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Thinking
Mentality can describe a person's particular way of thinking or approach to life.
He's got a competitive mentality that makes him a great athlete.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Fixed
Someone's mentality isn't permanent and can change with new experiences or knowledge.
Traveling abroad really changed her mentality towards other cultures.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjective
Often used with adjectives that describe its nature like 'positive', 'defeatist', or 'progressive'.
His positive mentality inspires others around him.
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Video examples
Praising slowness - Carl...
slowness has a role to play in medicine I think a lot of people are deeply disillusioned with the kind of quick fix mentality you find in conventional medicine and millions of them around the world are turning to complementary and alternative forms of medicine which tend to tap into sort of slower gentler more
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Expanding our definition...
policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the world command and control mentalities and education is not an industrial system it's an organic system it's a
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How fear drives American...
you get governments that have an us-versus-them mentality, tiny groups of people making decisions. When you sit in a room with a small group of people making decisions, what do you get? You get groupthink. Everybody has the same worldview, and any view from outside of the group is seen as a threat.
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How Too Many Rules at...
don't blame their mindsets, their mentalities, their personality -- look at the work situations. Is it really in their personal interest to cooperate or not, if, when they cooperate, they are individually worse off? Why would they cooperate?
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Aspen Baker: A better...
whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people, to talk with one another about the abortions that we have. There is a gap. Between what happens in politics and what happens in real life, and in that gap, a battlefield mentality.
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Inside an Ebola Clinic...
used to doing is addressing an individual patient and doing everything I can to give that person the greatest chance of living I can't do that here it's a different mentality obviously the world has not seen Ebola outbreaks of
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It wasn't the entire force, because there were still some who still had that lock-'em-up mentality, but there were other cops who saw the honor in partnering with the community, who saw the responsibility from themselves
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The inside story of the...
and we can understand that we have got to reinterpret the zero-sum mentality. Because we were trained to believe that there always are winners and losers, and that your loss is my gain. Well, now that we're in a world
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How we can turn the tide...
Because for years, for centuries, we have been on a consumer extract-and-consume mentality. They way we go about our life and the way that businesses are created is extract, use, discard, extract, use, discard.
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Wolves Developent into...
livestock was vulnerable and helpless we we bred their natural defenses out of them and wolves are intelligent and they had figured that out and so wolves have a mentality really of kill everything you can
Video examples
Praising slowness - Carl...
slowness has a role to play in medicine I think a lot of people are deeply disillusioned with the kind of quick fix mentality you find in conventional medicine and millions of them around the world are turning to complementary and alternative forms of medicine which tend to tap into sort of slower gentler more
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the world command and control mentalities and education is not an industrial system it's an organic system it's a
Video examples
How fear drives American...
you get governments that have an us-versus-them mentality, tiny groups of people making decisions. When you sit in a room with a small group of people making decisions, what do you get? You get groupthink. Everybody has the same worldview, and any view from outside of the group is seen as a threat.
Video examples
How Too Many Rules at...
don't blame their mindsets, their mentalities, their personality -- look at the work situations. Is it really in their personal interest to cooperate or not, if, when they cooperate, they are individually worse off? Why would they cooperate?
Video examples
Aspen Baker: A better...
whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people, to talk with one another about the abortions that we have. There is a gap. Between what happens in politics and what happens in real life, and in that gap, a battlefield mentality.
Video examples
Inside an Ebola Clinic...
used to doing is addressing an individual patient and doing everything I can to give that person the greatest chance of living I can't do that here it's a different mentality obviously the world has not seen Ebola outbreaks of
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It wasn't the entire force, because there were still some who still had that lock-'em-up mentality, but there were other cops who saw the honor in partnering with the community, who saw the responsibility from themselves
Video examples
The inside story of the...
and we can understand that we have got to reinterpret the zero-sum mentality. Because we were trained to believe that there always are winners and losers, and that your loss is my gain. Well, now that we're in a world
Video examples
How we can turn the tide...
Because for years, for centuries, we have been on a consumer extract-and-consume mentality. They way we go about our life and the way that businesses are created is extract, use, discard, extract, use, discard.
Video examples
Wolves Developent into...
livestock was vulnerable and helpless we we bred their natural defenses out of them and wolves are intelligent and they had figured that out and so wolves have a mentality really of kill everything you can
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Quote examples
J. Cole
American Musician
When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got to give these people what they paid for. It's a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it's honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I mean, I come from a hippie mentality where I just think to know someone, you need to look into their eyes. Eyes are so important. Until they start melon-balling eyes out, I won't be able to get to know someone another way.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
Blacks, especially in America, have been raised with a slave mentality - they don't feel that they have the right to speak as loud as possible.
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The Kid Laroi
Australian Musician
You have to have a mentality, you can't fail. You have to do it. That's what's helped me a lot.
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Metta World Peace
American Coach
Metta World brings championship mentality. That's it. One thing. That's what I do.
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Mario Monti
Italian Public Servant
I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.
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Virgil van Dijk
Dutch Athlete
Winning a trophy is important for your mentality.
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Paul Giamatti
American Actor
I have the mentality of a supporting actor.
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J. Cole
American Musician
When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got to give these people what they paid for. It's a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it's honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?
Quote examples
Mary J. Blige
American Musician
In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I mean, I come from a hippie mentality where I just think to know someone, you need to look into their eyes. Eyes are so important. Until they start melon-balling eyes out, I won't be able to get to know someone another way.
Quote examples
Kanye West
American Rapper
Blacks, especially in America, have been raised with a slave mentality - they don't feel that they have the right to speak as loud as possible.
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The Kid Laroi
Australian Musician
You have to have a mentality, you can't fail. You have to do it. That's what's helped me a lot.
Quote examples
Metta World Peace
American Coach
Metta World brings championship mentality. That's it. One thing. That's what I do.
Quote examples
Mario Monti
Italian Public Servant
I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.
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Virgil van Dijk
Dutch Athlete
Winning a trophy is important for your mentality.
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Paul Giamatti
American Actor
I have the mentality of a supporting actor.
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