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100 _aGrant, Adam
245 _aThink again: the power of knowing what you don't know
260 _aLondon:
_bPenguin Random House,
_c2023.
300 _a308p., note., ind., 20 cm X 12 cm
500 _aRecommended by: Kallol Das
520 _aSummary: There's a new skill for the modern world that matters more than raw intelligence - the ability to change your mind. To have the edge we all need to develop the flexibility to unlearn old beliefs and adapt when the evidence and the world changes before us. Told through fascinating stories, informed by cutting-edge research and illustratedwith amazing insights from Adam Grant's conversations with people such as Elon Musk, Hilary Clinton's campaign team, top CEOs and leading scientists, this is the ultimate guide to keeping your thinking fresh, learning when to question your ideas and update your own opinions, and how to inspire those around you to do the same.
521 _aContents: PART 1. Individual Rethinking Updating Our Own Views 1. A Preacher, a Prosecutor, a Politician, and a Scientist Walk in Your to Mind 2. The Armchair Quarterback and the Impostor: Finding the Sweet Spot of Confidence 3. The Joy of Being Wrong: The Thrill of Not Believing Everything You Think 4. The Good Fight Club: The Psychology of Constructive Conflict PART 1. Interpersonal Rethinking Opening Other People’s Minds 5. Dances with Foes: How to Win Debates and Influence People 6. Bad Blood on the Diamond: Diminishing Prejudice by Destabilizing Stereotypes 7. Vaccine Whispererasnd Mild-Mannered Interrogators: How the Right Kind of Listening Motivates People to Change | 143 PARTPART lii. Collective Rethinking Creating Communities of Lifdlong Learners 8. Charged Conversations: Depolarizing Our Divided Discussions Rewriting the Textbook: Teaching Students to Question Knowledge 10. That's Not the Way We've Always Done It: Building Cultures of Learning at Work PART IV. Conclusion 11 Escaping Tunnel Vision: Reconsidering Our Best-Laid Career and Life Plans
650 _xthought and thinking
_xquestioning
_xknowledge, theory of.
_xtruth
_xpshychology
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