Think Again
The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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Adam Grant
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Adam Grant
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The best-selling 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. In recent months, the pandemic has forced us all to reevaluate our assumptions about health and safety and multiple acts of police brutality have challenged most of us to reconsider our responsibility for fighting racism. Yet in our daily lives, too many of us still favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard.
We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: there's evidence that being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the blinder we can become to our own limitations.
As an organisational psychologist, Adam Grant has spent his career exploring how we can open other people's minds - and our own. As Wharton's top-rated professor and the number one New York Times best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take, one of his guiding principles in life is arguing like he's right but listening like he's wrong.
With bold ideas and rigorous evidence, he investigates how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, harness the surprising advantages of impostor syndrome, bring nuance into charged conversations about abortion and climate change, and build schools, workplaces and communities of lifelong learners.
You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces anti-vaxxers to immunise their children, and how Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox.
Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalise everything we feel. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility, humility and curiosity over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.
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- Kapil Puri
- 07-07-21
Great Read
A book for introspection. Want to spend time to think afresh on some aspects, following the suggestions provided in the book.
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- Ricky k
- 09-09-21
Good read ! Surely forced me to think again
I like the way Adam navigates through this simple but complex topic. Examples used in the book are good but not sure if someone would like replicate them.
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- Chirag Somani
- 24-01-23
Rethink-There's nothing to loose.. only to improve
It will help... in one way or another... Take that step... read it... or just audible it...
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- 30-01-23
Fabulous Book
Loved it. Motivational interviewing is a great concept to use in our day-day interactions. I loved the point of Outcome accountability and Process accountability.
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- Sunder Rajan
- 07-09-23
An essential skill clearly explained
Unlearning and rethinking are essential skills in this age of rapidly changing environment. The book has captured this essence very well with good examples.
Having said that, some more information about other cultures could be insightful as several Asian cultures like the Japanese have excellent practices in reflection and rethinking and eventually leading to implements, eg. kaizens where the philosophy is continuous improvement and looking at the ‘next practice’ (not getting limited to best practice).
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- Dhruva Narayan
- 27-04-21
great reading, especially during elections
I hadn't really read any books on human psychology before because I thought they were dull and boring. But when I gave this book a shot after my uncle recommended it to me, I experienced something Adam Grant talks about in this incredible book: "the joy of being wrong."
Think again is a wonderful and practical book about how we can rethink our views, overcome biases and be more effective communicators while having conversations. Adam Grant teaches us various ways of doing this by giving us personal anecdotes or quoting studies with other people in many different situations and talking about how they overcame or could have overcome the challenges they faced. He draws insights from all these examples and experiences and condenses them into simple actionable techniques that we can incorporate into our daily lives. The author doesn't shy away from writing about his own shortcomings and biases in this book and also talks about how he used some of these ideas to improve his own life. While reading this book I felt that the author wanted us to learn with him, rather than from him.
I believe this book should be read by everyone, especially in today's world of fake news and polarization.
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- Lohit
- 14-05-21
Worth a listen.
Nice hear from the Author itself.
Sensible meta suggestions on how to rethink about different aspects of our life.
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- deepak tolani
- 04-09-22
Think Again, helps to build a structure to rethink
If you are a people manager or a project leader, this book will help you build a scientist mode on the way mental models are created and followed up. The most important thing you will learn is that you need to check intervals to validate if the current work is the best way to get work done via rethink. In the process you may find something new.
Must read/listen book.
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- Abhishek
- 09-01-23
Think and Rethink
Nothing new being taught in the book but with new story and new perspective. A good book worth reading.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-21
Started slow. But ended strongly.
Initially I didn't find it very engaging. After a certain stage, picked up valuable ideas.
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