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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
With how polarizing the world has become, I highly recommend this book. Grant challenges the read to not just see the world in black and white based on their opinions, but to test our thoughts constantly, talk with people who make them uncomfortable, and make decisions based on facts as we try to see all sides of the topic. He explains how we are constantly evolving and how our thoughts need to evolve with time as well. WIth it being published in 2022, there are a lot of topical elements which I'm not sure how well they will age with time and some of his examples go to the extremes, but overall it was a great read!
Somewhere a bit south of 4 stars.
Easy read. Lots of good points in this book, but I have read a lot of similar points from other sources.
Much good advice that I would have a hard time putting into practice. I will at least try to be conscious of some of the things he points out.
Easy read. Lots of good points in this book, but I have read a lot of similar points from other sources.
Much good advice that I would have a hard time putting into practice. I will at least try to be conscious of some of the things he points out.
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Thoughtful and engaging book, full of evidence.
As the title implies, Think Again is a thought-provoking book about changing minds, and most importantly, changing our own mind. Though a lot of what I took away from Grant’s work seems like common sense, it’s hard to put into practice because of all the self-imposed road blocks he describes. But his words give incentives to continually work on rethinking, adapting, and changing.
One nugget that stood out to me was that we don’t use the same computers or technology today that we did 20 years ago, so why should our opinions stay the same for that long, too? Our goals and perspective should adapt as we change and grow.
I think that this book would be most valuable to someone who manages others and wants to excel in business, but the data conveyed can be useful to all readers. As a stay at home mom, the information about keeping our children’s minds open to possibilities and change was eye opening and impactful - yes! We should definitely stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up! It’s limiting! I am learning that the data does not support straight A students become more successful adults, and that it shouldn’t be a focus - successful individuals are empirically those that question the status quo, adjust well to change and think outside the box.
“Ultimately, education is more than the information we accumulate in our heads. It’s the habits we develop as we keep revising our drafts and the skills we build to keep learning.”
One nugget that stood out to me was that we don’t use the same computers or technology today that we did 20 years ago, so why should our opinions stay the same for that long, too? Our goals and perspective should adapt as we change and grow.
I think that this book would be most valuable to someone who manages others and wants to excel in business, but the data conveyed can be useful to all readers. As a stay at home mom, the information about keeping our children’s minds open to possibilities and change was eye opening and impactful - yes! We should definitely stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up! It’s limiting! I am learning that the data does not support straight A students become more successful adults, and that it shouldn’t be a focus - successful individuals are empirically those that question the status quo, adjust well to change and think outside the box.
“Ultimately, education is more than the information we accumulate in our heads. It’s the habits we develop as we keep revising our drafts and the skills we build to keep learning.”
A great listen on audio about why we need need to be able to change our minds about beliefs we hold. (and why it's hard to do!)
Adam Grant turns the status quo on its ear by introducing rethinking as a way forward. Using concepts such as being a preacher, prosecutor, politician, or scientist, he makes a case for questioning, experimenting, and being flexible.
I love both his writing style and his examples throughout history. He talks about how overconfidence develops, how imposter syndrome has its place, and even voices his thoughts against asking “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Well researched, with ideas about creating a challenge network and an atmosphere of psychological safety.
He chooses examples across fields, history, and pop culture to demonstrate what works and what doesn’t, and his summary puts it all together.
I do like the blank page ending he considered, it would have resonated with me. Excellent book.
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I love both his writing style and his examples throughout history. He talks about how overconfidence develops, how imposter syndrome has its place, and even voices his thoughts against asking “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Well researched, with ideas about creating a challenge network and an atmosphere of psychological safety.
He chooses examples across fields, history, and pop culture to demonstrate what works and what doesn’t, and his summary puts it all together.
I do like the blank page ending he considered, it would have resonated with me. Excellent book.
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It’s okay. The book is about being open to new information and rethinking your ideas. Great. But it goes on a bit too long and becomes tedious.
5 stars.
This book made me THINK. For the first time...and then it made me think about all of the things I've not been thinking about.
I feel so glad that I happened to listen to this while I was in the midst of serving on a jury, because taking myself back to the basics of scientific thinking allowed me to make my decision based on facts and not emotions. It allowed me to ask "What EVIDENCE would make me change my mind" and then take apart what I had seen & heard and look for exactly that.
I have already been talking about this book ad nauseam to everyone I know. And many of you will be getting it for Christmas.
Yay.
This book made me THINK. For the first time...and then it made me think about all of the things I've not been thinking about.
I feel so glad that I happened to listen to this while I was in the midst of serving on a jury, because taking myself back to the basics of scientific thinking allowed me to make my decision based on facts and not emotions. It allowed me to ask "What EVIDENCE would make me change my mind" and then take apart what I had seen & heard and look for exactly that.
I have already been talking about this book ad nauseam to everyone I know. And many of you will be getting it for Christmas.
Yay.
It was good up till the last three chapters that were seriously less well thought out...