Think Again

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, where he has been named the best professor seven years in a row. He is a TED speaker, his books have sold millions of copies, his presentations have been viewed over 25 million times, and his podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant has topped the charts.

Intelligence is commonly defined as the ability to think and learn, but in today's quickly changing world, another set of cognitive skills may be more important: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, far too many of us prefer the security of certainty over the discomfort of doubt. We like to hear thoughts that make us feel good rather than ideas that make us think hard. Disagreement is viewed as a danger to our egos rather than an opportunity to learn. We surround ourselves with those who agree with our views while we should seek out those who question our thinking. As a result, our beliefs become brittle before our bones. We think too much like preachers defending our sacred ideas, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians advertising for votes, and too little like scientists seeking truth. Intelligence is not a panacea; in fact, being brilliant at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the more oblivious we might become to our own limitations.

Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, is an adept in opening other people's minds—and our own. He makes it one of his guiding principles as Wharton's top-rated professor and the bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take to fight like he's right but listen like he's wrong. He studies how we might embrace the delight of being incorrect, bring complexity to contentious dialogues, and create schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners using bold ideas and rigorous evidence. You'll discover how an international debate champion wins fights, a Black musician gets white supremacists to quit hatred, a vaccine whisperer persuades worried parents to immunize their children, and Adam persuades Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox. Think Again demonstrates that we do not have to believe or internalize everything we think or feel. It's an encouragement to let go of beliefs that no longer serve us well and to value mental flexibility above stubborn consistency. Knowing what we don't know is wisdom, if knowledge is power.

Author: Adam Grant

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