Intelligence is often defined as the capacity to think and learn, but in today's fast-paced environment, another set of cognitive abilities may be more important: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our everyday lives, far too many of us choose the security of certainty to the discomfort of uncertainty. We prefer to listen to views that make us feel good rather than ideas that make us think. We view disagreement as a danger to our egos rather than a chance to grow. When we should be gravitating toward individuals who question our thinking process, we tend to surround ourselves with those who agree with our findings. As a consequence, our beliefs brittle before our bones. We think too much like preachers defending their holy ideas, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians advertising for votes—and too little like scientists looking for the truth. Intelligence is neither a panacea nor a panacea: being excellent at thinking may make us worse at reconsidering. The brighter we are, the more oblivious we may become to our own limits.
Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, specializes in opening other people's minds—as well as 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 explores how we may embrace the pleasure of being incorrect, add complexity to heated discussions, and create schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners using daring ideas and rigorous evidence. You'll discover how an international debate champion wins debates, a Black musician persuades white racists to give up their hatred, a vaccine whisperer persuades worried parents to immunize their children, and Adam has persuaded Yankees fans to support the Red Sox. Think Again demonstrates that we do not have to believe or absorb everything we think or feel. It's an encouragement to let go of beliefs that aren't helping us anymore and to value mental flexibility above rigidity. If knowledge is power, wisdom is understanding what we don't know.
Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, specializes in opening other people's minds—as well as 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 explores how we may embrace the pleasure of being incorrect, add complexity to heated discussions, and create schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners using daring ideas and rigorous evidence. You'll discover how an international debate champion wins debates, a Black musician persuades white racists to give up their hatred, a vaccine whisperer persuades worried parents to immunize their children, and Adam has persuaded Yankees fans to support the Red Sox. Think Again demonstrates that we do not have to believe or absorb everything we think or feel. It's an encouragement to let go of beliefs that aren't helping us anymore and to value mental flexibility above rigidity. If knowledge is power, wisdom is understanding what we don't know.
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