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Once again, Adam Grant releases a book that solidifies him as one of my favorite psychology writers. I didn't really know what this new book was about before it launched, but I love Grant's writing. Once I started reading it, I ended up binging the book in a day. This book is all about one of my favorite subjects, which is intellectual humility. In Think Again, Adam Grant challenges us to become alright with not knowing, being wrong, and rethinking our own conventional wisdom. Our egos hate when...

In 1933, the philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote that “the fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” While this is just as true today as it was in the early twentieth-century, the problem actually runs deeper; almost everyone recognizes arrogance and overconfidence in others—but never in themselves.Since the time of Russell, what’s become known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect has been experimentally validated. Resea...

The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is that you don't know you are a member of the Dunning-Kruger club. Think this ^ doesn't apply to you? > Think again :).Are you really so certain you are a "Democrat", a "Tory", a "Labor" voter or a "Republican"?Really? So, you have "the" answer? Or, could it be that parties themselves are in fact the problem you hope to resolve as they part 'us' against 'them'. Will your version of division truly help stop the division?If you are oh so certain you don't...

“Think Again” by American psychologist, bestselling author and professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton Business School, Adam Grant, is known wisdom repackaged efficiently and repurposed expertly. The nub of Grant’s latest book is rethinking the art of thinking. Received wisdom, stale conventions and entrenched dogmas have, according to Grant not just permeated our thoughts but have also succeeded admirably well in influencing our very approach to both personal and professional live...

Torn between a 4 and a 5 so let’s settle for 4.5. This is definitely one of the most insightful psychology books I’ve read—not overly repetitive or common-sense, and I already know that everything I learned will be extremely applicable to all areas of my life, from professional to personal. The book covers rethinking and unlearning (or modifying your values and opinions based on new facts), which I find extremely relevant in the current political climate as well as in life in general. Grant does...

Adam Grant's Think Again is a solid book extolling the benefits of open-mindedness and reassessing your beliefs. He uses a nice blend of research-backed insights and anecdotal evidence to walk the reader through how to use uncertainty and the knowledge of not knowing to both convince others and reevaluate your own beliefs. Grant defines three archetypes to represent the most common mistakes people make when attempting to convince others: Preacher, Prosecutor, & Politician. When we become a preac...

The book is highly relevant for today's times, in the massive rise of internet warriors and increased polarisation, its so hard to make an opinion based on the truth amidst sensationalized news. Most of our baseline opinions are arbitrary, we have developed them without any rigorous data or deep reflections, which is where the concept of 'thinking like a scientist' can be so useful. Instead of quickly forming an opinion, treat it like a hypothesis and test it with data. Asking people questions l...

The topic of Adam's book, The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, has given me immense validation that it's okay to rethink decisions. I rethink every decision I make because I am constantly changing plans. The author points out that sometimes, the first place we start—our first thoughts and our intuitions—are always our best thoughts. I loved when the author talked about kids being asked what they want to be when they grow up. Instead of asking something we know will probably change or evolve...

This book by Wharton professor came out at 3 am and I waited to finish it before going to bed. His best book so far.Top takeaways:—Being curious and open are the vital characteristics of a national leader or a life saving firefighter! —Best forecasters are the ones who change their minds many times even if they don’t like what they are changing their mind to. (Like the forecaster who predicted Trump’s victory when his chances was 8% of winning the primary according to Nate Silver)—Both confidenc...

So, so good. Highly recommend listening to it as Adam Grant reads it and it feels like a long podcast, in a really good way. I could see myself listening again. So relevant for our world right now.

Well written, clear, engaging and hilarious - this book has been an enjoyable and extremely valuable read for me. I initially purchased the audiobook because Adam Grands reads it and it feels like a long podcast. What a FANTASTIC writer AND narrator he is! He masterfully opens some of your blind spots and motivates you to rethink our beliefs and assumptions we have from decades about different things. Seriously, be prepared for your life to be changed after reading this! I found the science in t...

For fans of "Originals" and "Give and Take", this book will probably satiate your craving for more of Adam Grant's brand of distilling social science into a highly engaging, eminently readable book. It's a pretty breezy read, and shorter than his others if I'm remembering correctly. But that doesn't mean it's not packed full of insights delivered in that eye-opening, AHA way that Grant so excels at. The book's core message is one of humility. He encourages us to stop, ask how we know what we thi...

I don’t mean to be dramatic, but this is my favorite book of all time (thus far, anyway). I love books that make me rethink every life choice I’ve ever made. Adam Grant’s Think Again is Malcolm Gladwell on steroids. It is a beautiful masterpiece of intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness and a push to re-evaluate absolutely everything. The book’s primary contention is that we walk through life with a set of beliefs about how the world works and how we are to function in it and this is severel...

I’m a newcomer to Grant and read this after seeing it in the UPenn bookstore. Actually after my wife saw it and I kind of eye rolled like, “Some blah blah blah Wharton pop Econ psychology bullshitter book that the bookstore has to push.”Grant won me over though. The topic is an echo chamber to my own natural second guessing of everything I believe all the time and my own changeable mind. For verification that being that way doesn’t make me weak-minded, thank you Adam Grant. And sure it’s pop fee...

This book checked all the boxes for me when it comes to nonfiction. Practical, informative, and open to change. The book successfully practices what it preaches - or should I say "rethinks like a scientist" instead of preaches? The anecdotes successfully keep the reader's interest while serving as the main vehicle for the author's key claims. I think the lessons in this book would benefit anyone!

I really enjoyed this, although I was hoping for more hands-on advice, or exercises.Overall the book goes through different areas of life from the perspective of rethinking. How an ability to rethink can be beneficial in life and work, how it is hard to change other people's beliefs and get them to rethink. How we ourselves may not be as good at rethinking as we think.Everything was well presented and supported by examples and experiments/studies. I much enjoyed how he didn't just pretend that h...

Adam Grant never disappoints but this is some of my favorite work from him. Incredibly eye-opening while still being approachable and practical, I really feel like I’m taking something away that I’ll use in my day to day life.

Who knew being wrong could be so fun?

Many academics do interesting research. Some can express themselves clearly. Then there are those who can synthesize their work, make you think, and write a compelling text. Adam Grant is one of those people.Think Again isn't your normal psychology text. Yes, Grant cites plenty of studies, but stitches them together into a fascinating narrative about why we're so loath to change our minds. I particularly enjoyed the book's figures, cartoons, and even flow charts—all of which vividly illustrates

If you're an overthinker, this book will make you feel less guilty about taking the time to see things from different perspectives. You will actually learn how to gain more benefits from doing that. I don't recommend this to super-anxious people who might exaggerate some ideas from this book.For free self-help books with actionable steps, I recommend this list: https://alexamood.com/list-of-free-se...

Really liked the 30 Action for Impact suggestions in the Epilogue!Individual Rethinking1) Think like a scientist2) Define your identity in terms of values, not opinions (value curiosity, learning, etc)3) Seek out information that goes against your views (actively engage in ideas that challenge your assumptions)Calibrating your confidence4) Beware of getting stranded at the summit of Mount Stupid (the better you think you are, the greater the risk that you're overestimating yourself)5) Harness th...

This was a stellar read. One of my favorite authors and favorite psychologists, Adam Grant, on the different biases and cognitive issues surrounding knowledge and thought. This book was a lot like Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, but way more engaging and actionable. I really enjoyed this book. Adam is such a personable writer. His research is excellent and his conversational writing is very memorable. I got a lot out of this book. How to let go of "we al...

This was an interesting and engaging book about the importance of rethinking, and sometimes unlearning, as part of our progression. He offered the reasons we should, and how we can, rethink our assumptions, responses, thoughts, and opinions, to allow them to evolve over time. This idea was addressed from some interesting angles and gave me a lot to think about.-Intellectual humility - knowing what we don't know; the need for both confidence and humility - to know both our strengths and our weakn...

Insightful book. Very important, especially in these times of controversy. Makes you want to rethink things :pNow for some critiques, mwahaha. The part with the unabomber was maybe a bit oversimplified. I believe the experiment traumatized Kaczynski, not just because he wasn't accustomed enough to rethinking, though I'm sure he probably wasn't. Most people have not mastered the art of receiving constructive criticism by age 16. He was also younger than the other subjects, unassured, lonely, and

I'm beginning to develope the same irritation with the buzzword Science that the Right has. Science is the process and tool-sets we use to make predictions to test suggested hypothesis. In the Conclusion when Adam suggests that we've only recently developed the term Science to describe the thing that separates Humans from the rest of the animal kingdom, it just rubs me the wrong way. It's like this, "There is no such thing as a Sun God that created you. That's preposterous. Instead there's a mas...

What do "Think Again" and "50 Shades of Gray" have in common? Nothing, really, apart from the recognition that things are rarely purely black or white. Adam Grant teaches us how to develop a more nuanced view of what (we think) we know.But "Think Again" was by no means a Gray read. I appreciated the colorful insight into (re)thinking and the nudges to reconsider our long-lasting convictions. There were tips on finding common ground and insights on fostering lifelong learning. It was a good remin...

Adam Grant produces great work yet again with his latest book, that is centred on intellectual humility and learning mindset. I recently did a talk on a similar topic, so noting my recency and confirmation bias on the subject 😬He divides the book into three sections - individual rethinking, interpersonal rethinking and organisational rethinking. Each section has great stories and important lessons about the value of critical thinking, building a challenge network, value of persuasive listening,

While this book contained several gems re: helpful/useful tips for cultivating a habit of questioning and rethinking habits, ingrained beliefs, and behaviors, the chapter that attempts to tackle racism is such a huge blunder that I docked a whole star from my rating (and I almost docked it two). What's so wrong with that racism chapter? I'm not being paid enough to go into detail, but let's just say Grant equates racism with sports-fan rivalries. The chapter is so tone-deaf that it goes beyond u...

Wow! this is a wonderful book, recommended by a friend of mine. The question for kids: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is really a bad question, because it forces the kid to make a single decision and follow a narrow track. Adam's treatment of single track thinking, and the ways he explains it ins extremely valuable. I've never heard of motivational Interviewing, this is a neat concept that can break people out of their tightly held biases. Everyone should take the time to Think Again...