Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook |Think Again delves into the territory of cognitive errors, biases, prejudices, as well as mental blind spots. Adam Grant explores our failure to change our ideas when we have established them. No matter the knowledge and experience a person possesses, they canāt avoid logical errors in their thinking process.
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About Adam Grant
Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in organizational psychology. He received academic tenure aged 28, making him the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School. Adam Grant has been Whartonās top-rated professor for seven straight years. He has been recognized as one of the worldās ten most influential management thinkers and Fortuneās 40 under 40. He is the author of four New York Times bestselling books that have sold over two million copies and been translated into 35 languages. Adam is also the host of WorkLife, a chart-topping TED original podcast. His TED talks on original thinkers, givers and takers have been viewed more than 20 million times.
Introduction
Think Again delves into the territory of cognitive errors, biases, prejudices, as well as mental blind spots. It explores our failure to change our ideas when we have established them. No matter the knowledge and experience a person possesses, they canāt avoid logical errors in their thinking process. Those include unfounded opinions, external influences, assumptions, and other subjective perceptions. Our natural tendency to rely on these cognitive tools leads us to poor decision-making, inflexibility, inability to hear others and be heard, as well as close-minded attitudes.
Based on numerous examples and Grantās psychological knowledge, he proposes a new approach to improving oneās thinking. It relies on doubting what we know, and developing an interest to learn new things and see otherās perspectives. Grant calls this approach rethinking. Adopting this mindset allows you and your team to improve. It also provides you with the opportunity to change other peopleās minds without pushing people into binary groups.
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This episode was first published on 28/4/2021. It was revised and updated on 30/03/2023.
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