Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
- Downloads：3577
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-02-08 04:17:23
- Update Date：2025-09-08
- Status：finish
- Author：Adam Grant
- ISBN：9781984878106
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Editor Reviews
Adam Grant believes that keeping an open mind is a teachable skill。 And no one could teach this hugely valuable skill better than he does in this wonderful read。 The striking insights of this brilliant book are guaranteed to make you rethink your opinions and your most important decisions。”
—Daniel Kahneman， Nobel Prize winner in economics and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thinking， Fast and Slow
“THIS。 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 and 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， Ph。D。， #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead
“Think Again is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture of learning and exploration， whether at home， at work， or at school。 With warmth and humor， Adam Grant distills complex research into a compelling case for why each of us should continually question old assumptions and embrace new ideas and perspectives。 In an increasingly divided world， the lessons in this book are more important than ever。”
—Bill and Melinda Gates， co-chairs of the Gates Foundation
“Adam Grant makes a captivating argument that if we have the humility and curiosity to reconsider our beliefs， we can always reinvent ourselves。 Think Again helped me learn about how great thinkers and achievers don’t let expertise or experience stand in the way of being perpetual students。”
—M。 Night Shyamalan， director of The Sixth Sense and Split
"Readers will find common ground in many of his compelling arguments （ideologies， sports rivals）， making this a thought-provoking read。"
—Booklist
"[A] fast-paced account by a leading authority on the psychology of thinking。"
—Library Journal， starred review
Reviews
MarkT
，
Following an incredibly dynamic （and outright crummy in a lot of ways） 2020， THINK AGAIN is the book to read。 When a person， a community， a nation， or a world faces dynamic and multifaceted wicked problems， it takes a great deal of learning， unlearning， listening， and reframing of ideas。 Adam Grant shows the value in staying curious about other opinions and interpretations， and explains through science and engaging stories that learning how to listen to other stances helps formulate and strengthen one's own stance。 I devoured this book。 It's a very easy read and has engaging stories of people who were able to successfully "think again" in their respective fields。 I was lucky enough to get early access through NetGalley but purchased the book as soon as it became available - I simply had to add it to my library。
Kartik
，
Changing your mind should not be ridiculed but celebrated。 And success depends not on how right we are but on understanding how wrong we are all the time。 Grant delivers 0ne more time and does enough to make me 'rethink'。 Changing your mind should not be ridiculed but celebrated。 And success depends not on how right we are but on understanding how wrong we are all the time。 Grant delivers 0ne more time and does enough to make me 'rethink'。 。。。more
Patricia Bird
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I。would。it's like。to。read。it。 I。would。it's like。to。read。it。 。。。more
Cameron
，
Think Again is a great little book which central themes revolve around how strongly we hold our beliefs， the bias thus involved， and how to go about thinking again。Some takeawaysDefining yourself by values and not identifying with your beliefsRunning experimentsAssigning percentages to believesOverconfidence is badBuild a challenge network as well as a support oneDisagreements as debateCheckup on believes， career， relationship
R_Deya Sri
，
NICR
Howard
，
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 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！ 。。。more
Clau
，
Another great book by Adam Grant。 He manages to explain through simple digestible stories the caveats of different psychological states where you are either thinking as a politician， prosecutor ， preacher or lastly as a scientist where you are testing hypothesis in search for the truth。 It’s a book that plants the seed for the reader to rethink many assumptions ， to challenge belief systems that might be in place and to think more like a scientist。
Phil Simon
，
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 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 his points。 Just a spectacular book from a ridiculously insightful mind。 。。。more
Venky
，
“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 “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 lives。 A stereotypical obsession with standing circumstances， makes us， in the words of Grant， ‘mental misers。’ The technical term for such a rigid attitude is cognitive laziness。 The handmaiden of status quo， cognitive laziness couches us in illusory relief and imagined comfort。 This is also known as the seizing and freezing phenomenon。Grant encapsulates the phenomenon of justifying accepted norms， by taking recourse to a theory propounded by Canadian-American political Science writer Philip Tetlock。 Tetlock opines that as we think and speak， we tend to lapse into three different ‘professional’ modes。 As we think and talk， we often slip into the mindsets of three different professions: preachers， prosecutors， and politicians。 When our sacrosanct beliefs are under attack， we don the garb of a preacher， delivering sermons to preserve and protect our views。 When we perceive another individual’s， belief sets to be false， we seamlessly go into the mode of a prosecutor pointing out flaws and poking holes in opposing arguments。 Finally， when the need of the hour is to effect defection from the opposing camp to our own， we become politicians garnering for support and consensus。 While this in itself is not an undesirable trait， unflinching adherence to it may turn out to be costly。Grant sets out the example of the maverick genius Mike Lazaridis to illustrate the pitfalls of the ‘3P’ Approach。 An innate genius， Lazaridis upended the world of technology and telecommunications with the Blackberry。 Yet when the company was valued at a whopping $70 billion， and Apple was just an irritating but formidable pretender to the throne， the brilliant Lazaridis failed to see reason。 Firmly entrenched in his opinion that what people did not want on their mobile phones was a computer， he sacrificed both market share and possibilities at the altar of obstinacy。 Even when one of his premier engineers exhorted Lazaridis as 1997， to add an internet browser， Lazaridis instructed him to focus only on email。 A chance for redemption materialized in the year 2010， when Lazaridis was goaded on by his team to feature encrypted text messages。 But Lazaridis nursing an apprehension that allowing messages to be exchanged on competitors’ devices would render the BlackBerry obsolete， put paid to the hopes of his engineers。 The rest， as we all know is history。 First Apple， and then Samsung raced paced Blackberry， first reducing it to be a mere blip before finally finishing it off。Lazaridis， although blessed with immense intelligence was in the throes of two types of biases that drove his decision making strategy。 Confirmation bias: seeing what we expect to see， and desirability bias: seeing what we want to see。 As Grant writes， “These biases don’t just prevent us from applying our intelligence。 They can actually contort our intelligence into a weapon against the truth。 We find reasons to preach our faith more deeply， prosecute our case more passionately， and ride the tidal wave of our political party。 The tragedy is that we’re usually unaware。” John Maynard Keynes is famously attributed with this telling quote， “when the facts change， I change my mind。” It is this propensity to adapt oneself to changing circumstances and fact patterns， that serves as a weapon against these two biases。Grant appeals to all of us to inculcate within us the bent of a scientist。 A scientist is at once curious and humble， While she possesses an insatiable thirst for knowledge， she also derives immense pleasure in knowing that she is wrong。 For erring， during the course of a research， in itself is a smart experiment that yields some knowledge。 For example， during the course of a lecture by Grant， Daniel Kahneman， the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist， found out that a sphere relating to his research was wrong。 Kahneman’s reaction was one of pure joy – he was now less wrong than before！ However， the world seems to be far removed from such acts of self-introspection。 On the contrary， there is a massive overdose of the “Dunning-Kruger’ Syndrome。 The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias hypothesis that people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability。 Grant also highlights the fact that people are usually informed by an innate bias called ‘binary bias。’ “It’s a basic human tendency to seek clarity and closure by simplifying a complex continuum into two categories。 To paraphrase the humorist Robert Benchley， there are two kinds of people: those who divide the world into two kinds of people， and those who don’t。” The legendary debate between Daniel Goleman and Jordan Peterson over the preponderance of Emotional Quotient （“EQ”） and Intelligence Quotient （“IQ”） being a classic case in point。 While Goleman remains steadfast in his stance that EQ matters more for performance than IQ， thereby accounting for “nearly 90 percent” of success in leadership jobs， Jordan Peterson， argues that “There is NO SUCH THING AS EQ”。 According to Peterson， EQ is “a fraudulent concept， a fad， a convenient band-wagon， a corporate marketing scheme。” Grant points out that both men of great reputation and stature have failed to recognise that the concepts of EQ and IQ have relevance， but in different settings and circumstances。Grant offers thirty key takeaways at the conclusion of the book to nurture and foster a sustained and consistent practice of rethinking。 This thinking about thinking that has some innovative and pleasing shades includes:Learning something new from each person that we meet;Embracing and not moving away from constructive conflicts;Practicing the art of conscious and persuasive listening;Asking what drove people to originally form an opinion;Acknowledging common ground during the course of engaging in debates;Refraining from asking kids what they want to be when they grow up“Think Again”， inspires the reader to reevaluate and rethink accepted conventions， taken-for-granted beliefs and deep-rooted tropes。 And as Grant illustrates this can be done by having fun too！ 。。。more
Michael Downard
，
Love his books and candor。
Alex Bond
，
3。5 stars。 This is a solid book that reads like a summation of Ted-X talks you've probably heard before， compiled a little better。 Whilst Grant has a degree of understanding of what creates identity， he never delves deeper into the 'why？' or 'how？' leaving it feeling somewhat superficial。 I was hoping this book would offer more solid， researched proposals on tackling difficult conversations and on identity theory， but I found it both short and wanting。 In particular， when seeking to have open di 3。5 stars。 This is a solid book that reads like a summation of Ted-X talks you've probably heard before， compiled a little better。 Whilst Grant has a degree of understanding of what creates identity， he never delves deeper into the 'why？' or 'how？' leaving it feeling somewhat superficial。 I was hoping this book would offer more solid， researched proposals on tackling difficult conversations and on identity theory， but I found it both short and wanting。 In particular， when seeking to have open dialogue but ultimately persuade an opponent to your point of view， this book presents advice such as; - Keep to one or two clear points （or your opponent will get lost or use the weakest against you）， but also to keep it complex （we find complex things more compelling and believable）。- Don't try to persuade in 'preacher' mode， ask questions and be curious。 But also， be very emotionally passionate about your own view， as people find that more credible。If you're able to parse the contradictions to find a middle ground， there's learning to be had between the lines， not necessarily what you didn't know already - but presented in a friendly and thought provoking format。 Lastly， and perhaps the most unfortunate， there are occasions when it feels like Grant is drawing conclusions from correlations， and subsequently missing parts of the bigger picture。 That said， I recommend reading this book， it'll be worth your time （potentially when on sale or when the price drops）。 。。。more
Melissa Cutler
，
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 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 useless and into harmful。 Adam Grant is an expert at many things， but attempting to tackle how to make racists less racist as merely a single chapter in a book that also covers college majors， careers， and NASA space shuttle launches is cringe-inducing。Another huge misstep for me in this book is the lack of exploration of power dynamics and differentials when it comes to a person trying to persuade someone else to rethinking something。 A boss trying to use Grant's techniques to persuade subordinates lands way， way different than when a subordinate might try to persuade their boss to change her mind， which also lands way different when equally powerful colleagues use the techniques。In the end， I'm glad I read this book， but I'm just as glad I got it from the library instead of shelling out money for it。 。。。more
Laurel
，
Well-researched
Mark Townsend
，
Following an incredibly dynamic （and outright crummy in a lot of ways） 2020， THINK AGAIN is the book to read。 When a person， a community， a nation， or a world faces dynamic and multifaceted wicked problems， it takes a great deal of learning， unlearning， listening， and reframing of ideas。 Adam Grant shows the value in staying curious about other opinions and interpretations， and explains through science and engaging stories that learning how to listen to other stances helps formulate and strength Following an incredibly dynamic （and outright crummy in a lot of ways） 2020， THINK AGAIN is the book to read。 When a person， a community， a nation， or a world faces dynamic and multifaceted wicked problems， it takes a great deal of learning， unlearning， listening， and reframing of ideas。 Adam Grant shows the value in staying curious about other opinions and interpretations， and explains through science and engaging stories that learning how to listen to other stances helps formulate and strengthen one's own stance。I devoured this book。 It's a very easy read and has engaging stories of people who were able to successfully "think again" in their respective fields。 I was lucky enough to get early access through NetGalley but purchased the book as soon as it became available - I simply had to add it to my library。 。。。more
Stephanie Catherine
，
Important ideas and some excellent sections but the book as a whole didn’t seem particularly groundbreaking。
Allison Hogan
，
Really enjoyed this little gem- I got a sneak peek from The Dallas Museum of Art: Arts and Letters Live （virtually）。 I’m a lover of nonfiction， and this has me smiling， thinking and yes， rethinking on things。
Linsey
，
Great book for those stuck relying on confirmation bias。
Chris Boutté
，
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 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 we do this， so it takes effort， but through psychological research and relevant stories， Grant explains how we can all begin working on this issue。 One of the other great features of this book is that Grant spends a couple sections explaining why it's so difficult to get through to other people。 In this day and age with people who are anti-vaxxers or there are those who believe the 2020 election was fraudulent despite a lack of evidence， I'm glad Grant helps explain how to have conversations with these types of people。 As a recovering drug addict who worked in a treatment center， I appreciate how he highlighted the benefits of motivational reasoning， which is a powerful tool to help others rethink their beliefs。 I can't give this book enough praise， and I hope everyone grabs a copy。 I can definitely see myself reading this book again。 。。。more
Keven Wang
，
Adam Grant strikes again。 I am gonna try to do more motivational interview techniques and also asking more “how” questions
JD
，
I was very happy to receive early access to Adam Grant’s new book Think Again through NetGalley。 In Think Again Adam Grant invites his readers to rethink their positions and ideas。 He is not writing to change opinions on any specific topic but rather to help people change their approach to thinking。 He argues that we should all be more open to changing our minds and that this should not be perceived as a lack of conviction or self-confidence but rather as a different kind of intelligence。 In th I was very happy to receive early access to Adam Grant’s new book Think Again through NetGalley。 In Think Again Adam Grant invites his readers to rethink their positions and ideas。 He is not writing to change opinions on any specific topic but rather to help people change their approach to thinking。 He argues that we should all be more open to changing our minds and that this should not be perceived as a lack of conviction or self-confidence but rather as a different kind of intelligence。 In the book， he goes through many examples of the benefits of rethinking。 A firefighter saved his own life when faced with a raging wildfire by disregarding everything he was taught to do， a doctor in Canada has convinced many families of the benefit of vaccines by changing his approach to debate; a new approach to journalism could diminish polarizations。 As always， Adam delivers valuable insight with this new book。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Zibby Owens
，
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 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， the author suggests we ask， "What are all the different things you want to do in life？" He also writes about the power of listening and how we can significantly understand each other if we listen first to learn what we don't know instead of trying to get across what we do know。To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at: https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/ada。。。 。。。more
Hill Krishnan
，
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 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 confidence and humility are vital combinations。—Being open to debates on what you believe is the path for growth。 （E。g。 Wright brothers debated and then also argued on support of the other’s viewpoints）。—If you haven’t changed your mind in anything in the last 5 years， then you haven’t grown in a long time。 。。。more
Stevo Brock
，
This book was Stevo's Business Book of the Week for the week of 2/1， as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet and Stevo's Novel Ideas。 Examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds。Find more Business Books of the week on my Goodreads Listopia page at https://www。goodreads。com/list/show/9。。。， and find many more recommended books on my Amazon Influencer page at https://www。amazon。com/shop/stevo4747 or by searching for me on Goo This book was Stevo's Business Book of the Week for the week of 2/1， as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet and Stevo's Novel Ideas。 Examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds。Find more Business Books of the week on my Goodreads Listopia page at https://www。goodreads。com/list/show/9。。。， and find many more recommended books on my Amazon Influencer page at https://www。amazon。com/shop/stevo4747 or by searching for me on Google。 。。。more
Olive Fellows （abookolive）
，
Another great one from Adam Grant。 Check out my review on Booktube。 Another great one from Adam Grant。 Check out my review on Booktube。 。。。more
ATG
，