Do You See Any Gaps in My Logic?

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If you want to have healthier conversations over the internet, increase your ratio of questions to statements. The ability to rethink and unlearn is a cognitive skill that might matter more in today's turbulent world than raw intelligence. We tend to default into our neural systems when we are under stress or uncertain about something. There's a overriding component which will help us understand this whole concept of there being an ability to rethink and unlearn.

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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