Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know
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- ISBN: 9781984878106
- ISBN: 1984878107
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307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A preacher, a prosecutor, a politician, and a scientist walk into your mind -- The armchair quarterback and the impostor : finding the sweet spot of confidence -- The joy of being wrong : the thrill of not believing everything you think -- The good fight club : the psychology of constructive conflict -- Dances with foes : how to win debates and influence people -- Bad blood on the diamond : diminishing prejudice by destabilizing stereotypes -- Vaccine whisperers and mild-mannered interrogators : how the right kind of listening motivates people to change -- Charged conversations : depolarizing our divided discussions -- Rewriting the textbook : teaching students to question knowledge -- That's not the way we've always done it : building cultures of learning at work -- Escaping tunnel vision : reconsidering our best-laid career and life plans. |
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Subject: | Thought and thinking Questioning Knowledge, Theory of Belief and doubt |
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- Baker & Taylor
"Examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe evenfundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old routines to the difficulty of new ones. We fail to update the beliefs we formed in the past for the challenges we face in the present. But in a rapidly changing world, we need to spend as much time rethinking as we do thinking. Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the unknown and the joy of being wrong. Evidence has shown that creative geniuses are not attached to one identity but constantly willing to rethink their stances, that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams, and that our greatest presidents have been open to updating their views. The new science of intellectual humility shows that as a mindset and a skillset, rethinking can be taught, and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities"-- - Baker & Taylor
The Wharton organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Originals examines the critical art of rethinking, explaining how questioning oneâs opinions and opening the minds of others can promote personal and professional excellence. Illustrations. - Penguin Putnam
#1 New York Times Bestseller
âTHIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much moreâit requires choosing courage over comfort. 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. Iâve never felt so hopeful about what I donât know.â
âBrené Brown, Ph.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Originals, and Give and Take 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 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. 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. 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.
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds--and our own. 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. 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. 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. 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. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.