Getting Hot Without Getting Mad

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I loved the story of the Wright brothers and how their dynamic made possible their achievements, right? They were quite disagreeable at times. And in the language of organizational psychology, they were having task conflict without relationship conflict,. I thought it was so interesting that Wilbur was known as being exceedingly disagreeable. He was the person who went around correcting everyone; Orville was much more agreeable.

We’re taught that the mark of surefire intelligence is the ability to think and learn. But in his new book, “Think Again,” Adam Grant says that in our turbulent world, there’s a more important skill: the ability to rethink and unlearn. If you can learn how to revise your opinions, check your ego, and admit when you’re wrong, then you’ll be on a path toward wisdom and joy.