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Think Again

Think Again

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  • Author：Adam M. Grant
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Summary

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 and that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams。

New evidence shows us that as a mindset and a skilllset， rethinking can be taught and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities to do it。 Section 1 explores why we struggle to think again and how we can learn to do it as individuals， arguing that 'grit' alone can actually be counterproductive。 Section 2 discusses how we can help others think again through learning about 'argument literacy'。 And the final section 3 looks at how schools， businesses and governments fall short in building cultures that encourage rethinking。

In the end， learning to rethink may be the secret skill to give you the edge in a world changing faster than ever。

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Reviews

Daniel Bastardo ，

This is a must-read for everyone， especially in these times of profound social divide and political polarization。 Adam Grant is one of my favorite psychology scholars and authors， and Think Again might be his best work yet。 The book provides actionable advice backed by scientific evidence to make us more agile thinkers and more effective debaters。

Veena Rangaswami ，

Adam Grant is one of my favorite writers and thinkers， and this book has so much great information in it。 From noting whether a conflict is related to task or relationship to rethinking our idea of happiness， I came away with my mind swirling。 So， so good。

Victoria ，

I listened to the audiobook， narrated by the author。 I needed to re-listen to several sections。 At first I was unimpressed with the simple insights and felt his anecdotes were disjointed。。。 but with my re-listen I realized the author makes some rather profound insights。 （Thus proving the validity of the author's point of re-thinking， haha。） If I owned the print book I would have highlighted stand-out lines， for example， "it is about improving yourself， not proving yourself。" "Re-thinking doesn't I listened to the audiobook， narrated by the author。 I needed to re-listen to several sections。 At first I was unimpressed with the simple insights and felt his anecdotes were disjointed。。。 but with my re-listen I realized the author makes some rather profound insights。 （Thus proving the validity of the author's point of re-thinking， haha。） If I owned the print book I would have highlighted stand-out lines， for example， "it is about improving yourself， not proving yourself。" "Re-thinking doesn't always have to change our minds。。。but we still come away knowing we reflected more thoughtfully。" And much more。For those who like recaps， he offers a list of his 30 key points at the end of the book。I am glad I listened to this book （and will probably re-listen to it again）。 。。。more

Bhargav ，

A nice read on how questioning one's own fundamental assumptions， opinions， and beliefs can lead to more wholesome relationships， learning experiences， and work。 Grant cites several research studies supporting his views about how identity， interactions， and opinions should be viewed differently to encourage a lifetime of learning。 He brings up several good points。It doesn't get the full 5 stars from me because there is a "practicality" measure that the fundamental philosophy simply doesn't live A nice read on how questioning one's own fundamental assumptions， opinions， and beliefs can lead to more wholesome relationships， learning experiences， and work。 Grant cites several research studies supporting his views about how identity， interactions， and opinions should be viewed differently to encourage a lifetime of learning。 He brings up several good points。It doesn't get the full 5 stars from me because there is a "practicality" measure that the fundamental philosophy simply doesn't live up to。 First of all， the book itself is oxymoronic， given that Grant suggest we should live our lives with "scientist" outlooks but the book itself is a "preach" about how living as a scientist is the way to go！ The luxury of living by principles suggested by Grant appear to be the privilege of well-off people: people who have resources to constantly change their mind about their career， people who can "enjoy being wrong" because their jobs are not at risk， people who have the psychological security necessary to have wholesome experiences at their work。 I would sure enjoy learning from being wrong if I had the time to and if my job security weren't predicated on me being right！But at the smaller scale of life， i。e。 minor decisions， casual conversations， etc。， Grant's proposed philosophy is good。 Disagreeing without fighting should be how arguments and debates go。 Identifying oneself with their opinions is troublesome。 Being open-minded will surely lead to a more wholesome experience as a lifelong learner。 。。。more

Julie Brough ，

This book is AMAZING。 It validated a lot of my personal beliefs that I've gained as a college writing tutor and also changed the way I'll be approaching some of my tutoring。 I learned about myself and the path I'd like to start on in my life。 I also appreciated how he discussed implementing these ideas in our families and with our children。 EVERYONE should read this book！！ This book is AMAZING。 It validated a lot of my personal beliefs that I've gained as a college writing tutor and also changed the way I'll be approaching some of my tutoring。 I learned about myself and the path I'd like to start on in my life。 I also appreciated how he discussed implementing these ideas in our families and with our children。 EVERYONE should read this book！！ 。。。more

Gonzalo Cordova ，

This is by far my new favorite book by Adam Grant。 The author provides well-researched information about the need to evaluate our ideas from an objective point of view。 Most importantly， the book is filled with advice about turning theory into practice at work， home， school， etc。 Think Again explores a wide range of topics。 I particularly liked the cognitive and desirability biases presented throughout the book and their impact on our behavior。 I also enjoyed the discussion about confidence and This is by far my new favorite book by Adam Grant。 The author provides well-researched information about the need to evaluate our ideas from an objective point of view。 Most importantly， the book is filled with advice about turning theory into practice at work， home， school， etc。 Think Again explores a wide range of topics。 I particularly liked the cognitive and desirability biases presented throughout the book and their impact on our behavior。 I also enjoyed the discussion about confidence and its need to evolve into confident humility to maximize our objectivity。 Other interesting topics including approaching disagreements as debates that resemble dancing， the power of motivational interviewing， and how accountability and psychological safety enable a learning culture to thrive。This is a must-read book for anyone interested in developing an informed framework to evaluate the complexity that surrounds us objectively。 。。。more

Tracy ，

I love Adam Grant - I've heard him on a few podcasts generally and once specifically talking about this book， but the book didn't grab me and back to the library it went。 I love Adam Grant - I've heard him on a few podcasts generally and once specifically talking about this book， but the book didn't grab me and back to the library it went。 。。。more

Sung Jin ，

An amazing book with full of great thoughts about how we think and how we better think。 This book is informative， relevant， thought-provoking written in a very warm， inviting and conversational tone。 A lot of books are once read then done for good， but I would definitely do a regular checkup with this book at least once a year。 I do plan it！ Highly recommended for those with giant egos - though chances are these group of people are most likely not to know they belong to this camp - and those wit An amazing book with full of great thoughts about how we think and how we better think。 This book is informative， relevant， thought-provoking written in a very warm， inviting and conversational tone。 A lot of books are once read then done for good， but I would definitely do a regular checkup with this book at least once a year。 I do plan it！ Highly recommended for those with giant egos - though chances are these group of people are most likely not to know they belong to this camp - and those with in a complicated love-hate relationship with self， work， life， relationship and etc。 （honestly I think I belong to the latter camp， but since the members of the first doesn't know their membership， I shouldn't fully discount my potential association with the ego club。） Mr。 Grant said many times he's an academic not a therapist， nevertheless， I find this book not only carries a ton of wonderful insights and interesting researches， but also has an unintended therapeutic value。 I have been perpetually agonized by the idea of my lack of passion in my work and having no clear answer to the question of 'where I see myself in 10 years' kind of question。 Now I see I need to think again and do things differently。#AdamGrant #ThinkAgain #ConfidentHumility #TimeToThinkAgain #Complexify #SpectrumNotBinary 。。。more

Tara Franz ，

Helpful！ I found this inspiring on several levels when considering how we think， set our minds on something then work to rethink。 I'm excited to put some of these suggestions into practice for teams and work culture。 I was also inspired to think about how I'm supporting my son to be open and think critically instead。 I wasn't sure I was going to like this book as much as I did from the first chapter。 I will say that my only real critique of it is for the audio version。 Adam Grant himself reads t Helpful！ I found this inspiring on several levels when considering how we think， set our minds on something then work to rethink。 I'm excited to put some of these suggestions into practice for teams and work culture。 I was also inspired to think about how I'm supporting my son to be open and think critically instead。 I wasn't sure I was going to like this book as much as I did from the first chapter。 I will say that my only real critique of it is for the audio version。 Adam Grant himself reads this book and I don't think that was a good choice。 He's fine at narrating but there is a spitty quality to his S's that made me cringe through the entire book。 It also felt more self-serving to hear someone dictate to you all these clever things he's learned。 Could be just my preference。 I was glad I decided to keep going after chapter one because I did love it。 I ended up looking up work for some of the cited individuals too。 Pretty great book。 。。。more

Alex Gerling ，

Listened on audio for a work book club。 Was surprised how much I liked it。 Great to listen to。 Actually thought provoking but didn’t feel self help like。 Would reco

Rachel ，

3。5 stars。 The writing was not beautiful， but I really appreciated the ideas in here。 Went by pretty quickly on audio。"Let go of your commitment to the opinions you held yesterday。" 3。5 stars。 The writing was not beautiful， but I really appreciated the ideas in here。 Went by pretty quickly on audio。"Let go of your commitment to the opinions you held yesterday。" 。。。more

Emily ，

Concepts of challenging what we think we know but don’t！！Love it！！Keep learning forever

Stephen Bernau ，

Eye opening and humbling。 As a know-it-all and someone who likes to think that my way is the right way， it helped tremendously to hear evidence and stories that showed that rethinking is not only not bad， but crucial if you want to live a meaningful life that adds values from them and not just one that takes value from others。 The chapters on armchair QBing/Imposter syndrome （both of which groups I fall into often） and motivational listening were immensely intriguing。 Digging in our heels only c Eye opening and humbling。 As a know-it-all and someone who likes to think that my way is the right way， it helped tremendously to hear evidence and stories that showed that rethinking is not only not bad， but crucial if you want to live a meaningful life that adds values from them and not just one that takes value from others。 The chapters on armchair QBing/Imposter syndrome （both of which groups I fall into often） and motivational listening were immensely intriguing。 Digging in our heels only causes others to do the same。 I hope to take some the action steps at the end of the book to heart and put them into practice。 I’ve learned that I have an immense curiosity to learn how to live a better life， but often putting it into practice proved significantly harder。 I’d rather do a bit of it right than learn it all and deny it with my actions。 。。。more

Ruy de Oliveira ，

Fantastic！ Meris a re-read right away。 More than that: merits rethinking how I argue my points and how fast I hold on to my points of view。

Abby ，

Would recommend this book to anyone and everyone。 Loved his writing style， but most of all the content。 Amazing information about how we think and learn to change our minds and connect with truth。 Especially important for educators。

Cyrus ，

This is a decently interesting book about rethinking our assumptions， as a way to help us probe the edges of our knowledge。 At times it feels fluffy， though much less so than Simon Sinek's work （Infinite Game which I just read）。 As a practicing scientist， I'd like to say that the idealized archetype of the "Scientist" does not exist， and anyone looking at real-life examples will surely be disappointed。 The point， then， is to apply the principles to different aspects of our lives - not just the t This is a decently interesting book about rethinking our assumptions， as a way to help us probe the edges of our knowledge。 At times it feels fluffy， though much less so than Simon Sinek's work （Infinite Game which I just read）。 As a practicing scientist， I'd like to say that the idealized archetype of the "Scientist" does not exist， and anyone looking at real-life examples will surely be disappointed。 The point， then， is to apply the principles to different aspects of our lives - not just the technical or scientific。 。。。more

David ，

Everyone needs to read this book！The world would be a much better place if everyone has the intellectual humility and agility to rethink。This book covers the following （from the appendix）:1。 Think like a scientist。 2。 Define your identity in terms of values， not opinions。3。 Seek out information that goes against your views。 4。 Beware of getting stranded at the summit of Mount Stupid。 5。 Harness the benefits of doubt。6。 Embrace the joy of being wrong。 7。 Learn something new from each person you m Everyone needs to read this book！The world would be a much better place if everyone has the intellectual humility and agility to rethink。This book covers the following （from the appendix）:1。 Think like a scientist。 2。 Define your identity in terms of values， not opinions。3。 Seek out information that goes against your views。 4。 Beware of getting stranded at the summit of Mount Stupid。 5。 Harness the benefits of doubt。6。 Embrace the joy of being wrong。 7。 Learn something new from each person you meet。 8。 Build a challenge network， not just a support network。9。 Don’t shy away from constructive conflict。10。 Practice the art of persuasive listening。11。 Question how rather than why。 12。 Ask “What evidence would change your mind？” 13。 Ask how people originally formed an opinion。 14。 Acknowledge common ground。 15。 Remember that less is often more。16。 Reinforce freedom of choice。17。 Have a conversation about the conversation。 18。 Complexify contentious topics。19。 Don’t shy away from caveats and contingencies。 20。 Expand your emotional range。21。 Have a weekly myth-busting discussion at dinner。 22。 Invite kids to do multiple drafts and seek feedback from others。 23。 Stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up。24。 Abandon best practices。 25。 Establish psychological safety。 26。 Keep a rethinking scorecard。 27。 Throw out the ten-year plan。 28。 Rethink your actions， not just your surroundings。 29。 Schedule a life checkup。 30。 Make time to think again。 。。。more

Shelbi ，

This was an interesting book about re evaluating ones preconceived notions， prejudices， thoughts and even direction of life。 I did enjoy it while reading and it was written recently so it mentioned current events like the COVID-19 pandemic which made it feel relevant to our times。 However I don’t know if the book was all that groundbreaking to me。 There were a lot of references to other non fiction and self help books I’ve read previously which I enjoyed （and made me feel well read） but nothing This was an interesting book about re evaluating ones preconceived notions， prejudices， thoughts and even direction of life。 I did enjoy it while reading and it was written recently so it mentioned current events like the COVID-19 pandemic which made it feel relevant to our times。 However I don’t know if the book was all that groundbreaking to me。 There were a lot of references to other non fiction and self help books I’ve read previously which I enjoyed （and made me feel well read） but nothing I hadn’t heard before。 。。。more

Paul Szydlowski ，

Drawing upon the work of Kahneman and Tversky， Think Again reinforces that we are wrong far more often than we care to admit， especially if we are among those who refuse to believe we can be wrong。 Oh， the people that come to mind。

Jo-Anne Li ，

Some of the concepts were pretty interesting or useful。 For example， the part about motivational interviewing seemed like something I could incorporate in my own life。 On the whole， however， I found that there was too much repetition - I’m now really sick of seeing the words “humility， doubt， curiosity”。What was most disappointing about the book was that it didn’t practice what it preached。 That is， I would have liked to see more discussion on rethinking the concept of rethinking。 When would it Some of the concepts were pretty interesting or useful。 For example， the part about motivational interviewing seemed like something I could incorporate in my own life。 On the whole， however， I found that there was too much repetition - I’m now really sick of seeing the words “humility， doubt， curiosity”。What was most disappointing about the book was that it didn’t practice what it preached。 That is， I would have liked to see more discussion on rethinking the concept of rethinking。 When would it NOT be needed， or perhaps even be detrimental？ What were the caveats？ Each of the studies mentioned in the book should have also explored the other side - when would the conclusion NOT apply？ I do give props to the author that he at least noted that he himself worried that he didn’t do enough to qualify his arguments， so at least he acknowledged that he may need to think again。 Now time to put it into practice。 。。。more

Cheryl ，

I recently read the book “Think Like a Rocket Scientist” by Ozan Varol and “Think Again” by Adam Grant reminded me of that book。 The power of knowing what you don’t know is so important to really understanding the world around us。 The theme of this book could be summarized by a quote from Confucius: “To know what you know and to know what you do not know， that is true knowledge。” Adam Grant writes about how to update our own views， open other people’s minds， how to diminish prejudice by destabil I recently read the book “Think Like a Rocket Scientist” by Ozan Varol and “Think Again” by Adam Grant reminded me of that book。 The power of knowing what you don’t know is so important to really understanding the world around us。 The theme of this book could be summarized by a quote from Confucius: “To know what you know and to know what you do not know， that is true knowledge。” Adam Grant writes about how to update our own views， open other people’s minds， how to diminish prejudice by destabilizing stereotypes and how to build cultures of learning rather than just continuing to do things the way we’ve always done it。 Very thought provoking read。 。。。more

Norjak ，

A great component of thinking well。

Eric ，

A pretty good listen on the subject of knowing。 Clearly told from the viewpoint of one who seems to believe that man's direction seeks always to progress toward the good。 The idea that some things that we have learned ought to stand the test of time seems a foreign concept。 A pretty good listen on the subject of knowing。 Clearly told from the viewpoint of one who seems to believe that man's direction seeks always to progress toward the good。 The idea that some things that we have learned ought to stand the test of time seems a foreign concept。 。。。more

Cody ，

This was a message in season。 The basic point is that we should always question what we believe， not tie our beliefs to our identity， be open to change， and allow other people room to grow in a way that is authentic to them。 Rather than thinking like a preacher， politician， or prosecutor， we should think like a scientist。

Jake Schaeffer ，

Fine。 If you don't want to read all 257 pages， just start at 250 and you'll get the same value。 Fine。 If you don't want to read all 257 pages， just start at 250 and you'll get the same value。 。。。more

Alyssa ，

“We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions。"This book made a convincing case for its topic， aka rethinking， as well as provided practical takeaways that helped me enhance my own thought process。 There's not much more I want from a nonfiction book。 -5 Stars “We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions。"This book made a convincing case for its topic， aka rethinking， as well as provided practical takeaways that helped me enhance my own thought process。 There's not much more I want from a nonfiction book。 -5 Stars 。。。more

Jessica ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very thought provoking book！ it did make me re-think again。

Shari Henry ，

Important book full of new ideas and ways to implement them。 The data and stories combine to make a very readable book that will influence your leadership and life。

Cem Birler ，

This is an amazing book that everybody needs to read it at least once in their life。 Especially the motivational therapy part was really helpful for me to reconsider my thought process on some topics and helped me ask the right questions to create a plan for further self-development。 I am planning on reading this book again in a year or two。

Lori Ann ，

Great read。 More of a 4。5。Some great ideas and insights。 I really enjoyed this read。 Helpful for anyone looking for ways to communicate more respectfully and help others （and themselves！） re-think stances and issues as scientists do。

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