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Think Again: 9: Rewriting the Textbook

Here are my notes on Adam Grant’s 9th chapter of Think Again.

• Ask questions that don’t have a single right answer.
• Interrogate information.
• Reject rank and popularity as a proxy for…

Think Again: 8: Depolarizing Our Divided Discussions

Here are my notes on chapter 8 of Adam Grant’s Think Again book.

• Presenting a balanced case when discussing hot topics can avoid binary bias. We tend to simplify a complex continuum into two categories.

Think Again: 7: The Right Kind of Listening Motivates People to change

Here are my notes on chapter 7 of Adam Grant’s Think Again.

• Motivational interviewing is a technique to motivate people to change
• It generates openness in…

Think Again: 6: Bad Blood on Diamond

Here are my notes on reading Adam Grant’s sixth chapter in Think Again.

• Great story about Daryl Davis speaking with over 200 KKK members to get them to reconsider their stereotypes.
• Great story on the rivalry…

Think Again: 5: Dances with Foes

How to Win Debates. Here are my notes from reading the 5th chapter in Adam Grant’s Think Again book.

• Great story about Harish Natarajan debating a computer used throughout the chapter.
• Map out common ground before…

Think Again: 4: The Good Fight Club

Here are my notes on Adam Grant’s “Think Again” chapter 4.

• Task Conflict vs. Relationship Conflict can help you rethink things.
• Task conflict surfaces competitive perspectives. It encourages diversity of thought…

Think Again: 3: The Joy of Being Wrong

Here are my notes on reading the third chapter of Adam Grant’s “Think Again”.

Think Again: 2: Armchair Quarterback vs Imposter Syndrome

Today I read the 2nd chapter in Adam Grant’s book “Think Again”.

• We all have blind spots in our knowledge and opinions
• Armchair Quarterback is Confidence>Expertise.

Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician and Scientist

Here are my notes on chapter 1 of “Think Again” by Adam Grant.

• We play a lot of roles in our lives. The author describes the preacher, prosecutor and politician roles. He compares them to scientist role