Adam Grant

Discover the critical art of rethinking: how questioning your opinions can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, the most crucial skill may be the ability to rethink and unlearn. Recent global and political changes have forced many of us to re-evaluate our opinions and decisions. Yet we often still favour the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt, and prefer opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. Intelligence is no cure, and can even be a curse. The brighter we are, the blinder we can become to our own limitations. Adam Grant - Wharton's top-rated professor and #1 bestselling author - offers bold ideas and rigorous evidence to show how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, encourage others to rethink topics as wide-ranging as abortion and climate change, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. You'll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, and how a vaccine whisperer convinces anti-vaxxers to immunize their children. Think Again is an invitation to let go of stale opinions and prize mental flexibility, humility, and curiosity over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what you don't know is wisdom.

The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Think Again

Rebecca Zucker

Sai Bommisetty 

To paraphrase the humorist Robert Benchley, there are two kinds of people: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don't.

Radimir Bitsov

Преди две десетилетия моят колега Фил Тетлок откри нешо странно. Когато мислим и говорим, често се вмкваме в кожата на една от следните три професии: проповедник, прокурор или политик. Влизайки в някой режим, ние вьз-приемаме специфична идентичност и използваме конкретен набор от инструменти. Преврьщаме се в проповедници, когато са застрашени нашите свещени убеждения: изнася-ме проповеди, за да ги защитим и разпространим. Става-ме прокурори, когато видим дефект в чуждата аргументация, и вадим аргументи, с които да докажем грешките и да спечелим делото. Трансформираме се в политици, когато искаме да спечелим аудиторията, започваме да се хвалим и лобираме за одобрението на избирателите си. Вьзниква обаче рискат да потьнем толкова дьбоко в проповедите си, да съдим толкова настьрвено обвиняемите и да жонглира-ме толкова красноречиво за чуждото одобрение, че не си правим труда са преосмисляме собствените си възгледи.

The first upside of feeling like an impostor is that it can motivate us to work harder. It’s probably not helpful when we’re deciding whether to start a race, but once we’ve stepped up to the starting line, it gives us the drive to keep running to the end so that we can earn our place among the finalists.

Second, impostor thoughts can motivate us to work smarter. When we don’t believe we’re going to win, we have nothing to lose by rethinking our strategy. Remember that total beginners don’t fall victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Feeling like an impostor puts us in a beginner’s mindset, leading us to question assumptions that others have taken for granted.

Third, feeling like an impostor can make us better learners. Having some doubts about our knowledge and skills takes us off a pedestal, encouraging us to seek out insights from others. As psychologist Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso and her colleagues write, “Learning requires the humility to realize one has something to learn.”

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