Think Again
by Adam Grant · first published 2021
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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
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- Thinking Fast and Slow (been around for a while - I am just getting to it) - The 3 Body Problem, Dark Forest, and Death’s End - a SciFi Trilogy by Cixin Liu. A masterpiece. Read them back to back - Think Again, by Adam Grant
on “Ask HN: Which are the most interesting books you have read in 2022?” ↗Think Again by Adam Grant - A book on how to rethink any/everything. I think a lot of us could read and apply the lessons from this book. You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy - If you're like me and "listening" actually…
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗Along a lot of other good things, achieving the appropriate level of nuance is well covered in Adam Grant’s recent book Think Again. Highly recommended, and the author-narrated audiobook is excellent.
on “Don't Feed the Thought Leaders” ↗- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Hardcover by…
on “Ask HN: Best books written on “How to think”?” ↗…late 80s. (BBSs, CompuServe, BIX.) Trolling and smack talk have always been part of the medium. It was fun. But now it isn't. It just keeps getting worse. Next book on my reading list is Adam Grant's Think Again. Some of the recent book promotion interviews (eg Vox Pivot) have been great. Chris Voss' Never Split the Difference, how to use "radical empathy" in tough situations, is really really good. I'm now…
on “How to have better arguments online” ↗Looking at my Audible history it was either Think Again by Adam Grant or Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg. Can't remember exactly.
As a semi side note, in Adam Grant's latest book "Think Again" he often uses the phrase: "Think like a scientist." https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/think-again--the-power-of-know...
on “Advice for young scientists and curious people in general” ↗…make progress on any other topic. >While everyone is researching AI, the software systems that quietly run our society continue to fail in ways that are neither rare nor surprising. >In the 2021 book Think Again, organizational psychologist Adam Grant claimed, "Thinking like a scientist involves more than just reacting with an open mind. It means being actively open-minded. It requires searching for reasons why…
on “Dear researchers: Is AI all you've got?” ↗…so did totalitarianism. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/living-und... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Surveillance_Capi... p.s. There's a chapter in Adam Grant's book "Think Again" on jabs, and how to go about convincing someone to think again about their anti vax ideas. What we've been doing for Covid is off target. Yet why is that? Adam Grant knows something the whole of the…
on “Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the CDC said” ↗