Think Again: Embrace The Joy of Being Wrong

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 be matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. Further in our daily lives, too many of us 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.

Also we surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions. When we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. And the result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. 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. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse. Being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become.

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Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people’s minds and our own. Further as author, he makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he’s right but listen like he’s wrong. 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.

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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. This book ‘Think Again’ reveals that we don’t have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. It’s an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. Also If knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.

Closure

“This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more – it requires choosing courage over comfort. In Think Again, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the intellectual. Additionally 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, PhD, number one New York Times bestselling author)

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