Are You Defeating a Planet After All?

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i think of anger actually, as a signal that something that matters deeply to you is under threat. And i want to take that reaction and apply it to some of the deeper challenges we all faced. I was lucky enough to have a gimble and caplin on years ago when they did studyi in the m or i where they had people who challenged their weak beliefswhen thy would challenge their more strongly held beliefs. It seems like these things are are outside of me but they've somehow been grafted onto my identity. There are a lot of systems that make this happen. How do these things start being confused? How can we not confuse them with each other? We're talking about

How to manage procrastination according to Margaret Atwood, how to work around your first-instinct fallacy, the upsides of imposter syndrome, the best way to avoid falling prey to the Dunning-Kruger effect, how to avoid thinking like a preacher, prosecutor, or politician so you can think like a scientist instead – and that’s just the beginning of the conversation in this episode with psychologist, podcast host, and author Adam Grant.

In the show, we discuss both his new book – Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know – and his TED Original Podcast, WorkLife, in which he interviewed Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, to learn how she deals with the constant allure of social media and streaming videos in a future where giving in to procrastination is easier than it has ever been.

In the show, you’ll hear portions of that interview followed by a lengthy interview with Grant about his new book in this all-over-the-place, extensive exploration of how to rethink your own thinking.

Link to get a free ticket to the online event we call The Conversation Lab: https://www.mishaglouberman.com/convolab-may3

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