Top Audiobooks THINK AGAIN (ADAM GRANT) - Listening books
Jul 7, 2023
Expert Adam Grant discusses the importance of mental agility and rethinking in improving problem-solving capacity. Topics include survival strategies of smoke jumpers, the impact of scientific thinking, blindness and blind spots, the Dunning-Kruger effect, the power of accurate forecasting, embracing critics, and the influence of common identity on helping behavior.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Survival Strategies of Smoke Jumpers
02:53 • 20min
Rethinking Assumptions and Beliefs
22:27 • 14min
The Importance of Rethinking and Scientific Thinking
36:25 • 32min
Blindness and Blind Spots
01:08:50 • 21min
The Dunning Kruger Effect and Overconfidence in Amateurs
01:29:30 • 2min
The Importance of Humility
01:31:58 • 28min
The Totalitarian Ego: Shielding Our Wrong Opinions
01:59:48 • 13min
The Power of Accurate Forecasting
02:12:45 • 16min
The Importance of Being Open to Stumbling and Admitting Mistakes
02:28:31 • 4min
The Importance of Grounding Opinions in Logic and Facts
02:32:29 • 22min
Embracing Critics and Building Challenge Networks
02:54:52 • 23min
Debate on Preschool Subsidies
03:18:10 • 7min
The Art of Debate and Changing Minds
03:25:38 • 5min
The Dance of Debates and Negotiations
03:31:06 • 2min
Experts vs Average Negotiators
03:33:15 • 31min
The Power of Human Learning
04:04:03 • 17min
The Overview Effect and the Shared Identity of Human Beings
04:21:28 • 2min
The Influence of Common Identity on Helping Behavior
04:23:29 • 7min
Reflections on Sports Team Loyalty and Societal Programming
04:30:23 • 4min
Analyzing the Animosity between Red Sox and Yankees Fans
04:34:22 • 6min
The Power of Counterfactual Thinking
04:39:54 • 1min
Challenging Astrological Stereotypes and Unlearning Beliefs
04:41:18 • 5min
Confronting Racism with Conversation
04:46:29 • 7min
Vaccine Hesitancy and the Impact on Public Health
04:53:01 • 27min
The Power of Listening
05:19:57 • 13min
The Impact of Article Versions on Finding Common Ground
05:33:19 • 31min
The Importance of Emotional Complexity in Productive Conversations
06:03:53 • 31min
Teaching Approach and Learning Together
06:35:13 • 2min
Teaching Rethinking through Mini-Podcasts
06:37:33 • 26min
Creating Psychological Safety and Learning Cultures
07:03:59 • 27min
Developing a Learning Culture and Valuing Inclusion at NASA
07:31:05 • 6min
Ryan's Journey to Becoming a Neurosurgeon
07:37:34 • 6min
Escalation of Commitment and the Downside of Grit
07:43:46 • 29min
Rethinking and Job Crafting
08:12:43 • 12min
Communicating with Confident Humility in Times of Crisis
08:24:30 • 5min