Think again3/18/2023 digs into the synaptic weirdness of why we think how we do and how we know what (we think) we know. In three sections, he outlines why we struggle to embrace feedback, how we can help others rethink effectively, and how our communities can shift to encourage rethinking." -Business Insider “Grant is a born communicator-engaging and impossibly articulate. It teaches us to stop digging our heels and doubling down and consider other people’s points of view so that we may grow our own. Once again, Adam Grant succeeded in turning our very way of thinking upside down as he pushes us to examine the obvious.” - Forbes "This book blends psychology and self-help to prove how doubt, failing, and rethinking are instrumental to improving ourselves and our world. that is not just a useful lesson it could be a vital one.” - Financial Times “In his latest book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, is in vintage form.” - The Wall Street Journal “Think Again delivers smart advice on unlearning assumptions and opening ourselves up to curiosity and humility.” - The Washington Post “Adam Grant’s latest book pushes us to reconsider, rethink, reevaluate and reimagine our beliefs, thoughts, and identities and get to the core of why we believe what we do, why it is so important to us, and why we are steadfast to hold on to those ideas and beliefs. Think Again offers a particularly powerful case for rethinking what we already know. Grant frames true knowledge as not knowing everything, but rather, listening as if we knew nothing at all in this intrepid book that is what our present moment requires." -Newsweek, "Our 21 Favorite Books of 2021" “In a world of aggressive certitude, Adam Grant’s latest book is a refreshing mandate for humble open-mindedness. Named a best nonfiction book of 2021 by The Washington Post "Renowned Wharton professor Grant spotlights one of the most important and impactful themes of our time: questioning one's own deeply held beliefs. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces concerned parents to immunize their children, and Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox. With bold ideas and rigorous evidence, he investigates how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance to charged conversations, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. As Wharton's top-rated professor and the bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, he makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he's right but listen like he's wrong. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds-and our own. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. We think too much like preachers defending our sacred beliefs, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians campaigning for approval-and too little like scientists searching for truth. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. In Think Again, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the intellectual and emotional muscle we need to stay curious enough about the world to actually change it. I’ve never felt so hopeful about what I don’t know.” -Brené Brown, Ph.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more-it requires choosing courage over comfort.
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