![]() ![]() Big projects are best tackled, initially, with some small steps. Yes, wouldn’t it be nice if all of a sudden a huge block of time with no clients and no deadlines opened up in your calendar suddenly. ![]() Ultimately, the error here is in thinking that big projects need big chunks of time, period. I just don’t have the capacity to deal with that now. That’s too big a project to start right now, and it’s not due right away anyway. I will find time for it when I am not so busy. ![]() I need a dedicated block of time for this task. Here are five versions of one simple I’ll get around to it later thinking trap that has major implications for our productivity: There are all kinds of tricky thoughts that can get us into trouble. Grant convincingly makes a case that it's possible to prevent "locking our life GPS onto a single target can give us the right directions to the wrong destination." His guide is reliably lively, convincing, and approachable.Have you ever noticed how your thoughts can really trip you up? In the way of advice, Grant encourages readers to develop intellectual humility, accept criticism of their work, and have a "challenge network" to prevent tunnel vision. Grant offers no shortage of examples of people who have managed to change their own or others' minds, or those who have failed: Daryl Davis, for example, is a Black man who brought KKK members out of Klan membership by engaging them in thoughtful conversation, while Mike Lazaridis of Blackberry failed to adapt when he insisted no one would want an "entire computer" on their phone. To that end, he urges readers to stay flexible and adapt to change by identifying and managing such emotions as defensiveness and anger. Learning to question one's assumptions requires a high level of "mental fitness," he writes, which can be learned. "Our ways of thinking become habits that can weigh us down, and we don't bother to question them until it's too late," warns psychologist Grant (The Gift Inside the Box) in this energetic guide. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces concerned parents to immunize their children, and Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox. With bold ideas and rigorous evidence, he investigates how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance to charged conversations, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. As Wharton's top-rated professor and the bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, he makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he's right but listen like he's wrong. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds-and our own. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. We think too much like preachers defending our sacred beliefs, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians campaigning for approval-and too little like scientists searching for truth. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life Brené Brown, Ph.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead In Think Again, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the intellectual and emotional muscle we need to stay curious enough about the world to actually change it. I’ve never felt so hopeful about what I don’t know.” But, unlearning and relearning requires much more-it requires choosing courage over comfort. ![]()
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