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Think Again

Adam Grant, 2021

Adam Grant explores why the ability to rethink matters more than raw intelligence and how confident humility leads to better decisions.

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14 parts, about 27 minutes to read.

Why read it

  • Argues that the ability to doubt and revise your own views matters more than raw intelligence
  • Gives concrete habits for updating beliefs, persuading by asking questions and building a network of critics
  • Draws on controlled experiments, forecasting tournaments and team studies rather than anecdote alone

Who it is for

  • Managers who want teams to admit mistakes openly
  • People stuck in heated arguments with family or colleagues
  • Professionals questioning a career path they chose early

What the summary covers

  1. Dropping Your Tools in Mann Gulch1 min
  2. The Four Mindsets: Preachers, Prosecutors, Politicians, and Scientists2 min
  3. Why Intelligence Fails to Protect Us2 min
  4. The Armchair Quarterback and the Novice to Amateur Trap2 min
  5. Confident Humility and the Value of Doubt2 min
  6. The Joy of Being Wrong2 min
  7. Updating Like a Superforecaster2 min
  8. Task Conflict and the Challenge Network2 min
  9. Persuasion as a Dance2 min
  10. Motivational Interviewing and the Vaccine Whisperer2 min
  11. Binary Bias and Complexifying Polarized Debates2 min
  12. Building Learning Cultures in Organizations2 min
  13. Escaping Career Tunnel Vision and the Happiness Trap2 min
  14. The Continuous Experiment of Rethinking2 min

Recommended by

  • Daniel KahnemanNobel laureate in economics
    The striking insights of this brilliant book are guaranteed to make you rethink your opinions and your most important decisions.
  • Brené BrownAuthor of Dare to Lead
    I’ve never felt so hopeful about what I don’t know.

About the author

  • Adam GrantProfessor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School and popular science author
    • Born 13 August 1981 in West Bloomfield, Michigan
    • Harvard BA; Michigan MS and PhD in organizational psychology
    • Hired at Wharton in 2009, the school's youngest tenured professor at 28
    • Former Junior Olympic springboard diver and magician
    • Wharton's top rated professor seven years running; hosts the Re:Thinking podcast
    • 2011 APA early career award

Read it alongside

  • Goes deeperThe Scout Mindset

    Adam Grant names preacher, prosecutor and politician modes that blind us to error. Julia Galef adds that soldier mindset serves six needs, including comfort, self esteem and belonging, which is why we keep defending our beliefs.

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