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chicks21 's review for:
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
by Adam M. Grant
every single person on planet earth should read this book!! and lucky for us, this book is written to be digestible for nearly every person on planet earth!! it is such a great starting point for learning how to think differently before digging into denser books on topics you might want to learn more about.
in our dumpster fire of a world right now, everything is divisive, political, and inflammatory. now more than ever, we need to be able to think critically and have complex conversations with each other. but if we remain insistent on equating our ideologies with our identities, we are never going to be able to discuss opposing ideas with one another without feeling personally attacked. and then we might as well roast s’mores over the aforementioned dumpster fire instead of putting it out.
with a great balance of anecdotes and case studies that keep the book both informative and enjoyable, Adam Grant does an incredible job of teaching us how to shift from “persecuting, preaching, and politicking” our beliefs to being scientific about them. if we can be open to rethinking our own beliefs, seeking evidence and critical feedback when forming new ones, and finding the joy in being wrong, we can grow as both individuals and a collective.
open dialogue is where change happens, but if we’re too scared to talk to each other, can’t talk without it leading to full out war, or cling so desperately to our beliefs that we refuse to talk at all, we’re gonna be at a standstill forever. so, again, s’mores.
i only have a few critiques for the book tbh. it obviously leans a bit utopian but i think it’s gotta be to keep it as succinct as it is, so just do what the book is teaching you and use your brain when reading it. it can also be a bit repetitive but for the sake of ingraining an idea, i can forgive it.
tldr; read the book!!! and let’s all be more open with ourselves and each other. <3
in our dumpster fire of a world right now, everything is divisive, political, and inflammatory. now more than ever, we need to be able to think critically and have complex conversations with each other. but if we remain insistent on equating our ideologies with our identities, we are never going to be able to discuss opposing ideas with one another without feeling personally attacked. and then we might as well roast s’mores over the aforementioned dumpster fire instead of putting it out.
with a great balance of anecdotes and case studies that keep the book both informative and enjoyable, Adam Grant does an incredible job of teaching us how to shift from “persecuting, preaching, and politicking” our beliefs to being scientific about them. if we can be open to rethinking our own beliefs, seeking evidence and critical feedback when forming new ones, and finding the joy in being wrong, we can grow as both individuals and a collective.
open dialogue is where change happens, but if we’re too scared to talk to each other, can’t talk without it leading to full out war, or cling so desperately to our beliefs that we refuse to talk at all, we’re gonna be at a standstill forever. so, again, s’mores.
i only have a few critiques for the book tbh. it obviously leans a bit utopian but i think it’s gotta be to keep it as succinct as it is, so just do what the book is teaching you and use your brain when reading it. it can also be a bit repetitive but for the sake of ingraining an idea, i can forgive it.
tldr; read the book!!! and let’s all be more open with ourselves and each other. <3