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. Showcase the range of perspectives on a given topic. A dose of complexity can disrupt…

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 both directions. It has an attitude of humility and curiosity. The goal is to break out of over confidence cycles and see new possibilities. …

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 between Yankees and Boston Red Sox fans. Diminishing prejudice by destabilizing stereotypes Try the get the other person to see a commonality Reflect on arbitrary animosity towards the other group.

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 debating or negotiating Few reasons to support the case usually works Rarely go on…

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, surfaces doubt and makes us curious about what we’re missing. You can have task conflict if you have strong relationships or your environment encourages task conflict Relationship conflict stands in the way of rethinking.

Here are my notes on reading the third chapter of Adam Grant’s “Think Again”. Be more graceful and accepting in moments when we discover that our beliefs might not be true Ideas survive not because they’re true, but because they’re interesting. It challenges our weakly held opinions. Our Inner Dictator…

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. Imposter Syndrome is Confidence<Expertise. Those who can’t, don’t know they can’t. They lack competence and are brimming with over confidence. The less intelligent we…

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 We need to spend time rethinking as much if not more than thinking …

I really enjoy starting a new book. I listened to Adam Grant on the Rich Roll podcast in February while hiking in Tucson. I’ve read all his other books. All are thought provoking. Here are my notes on the Prologue chapter. Most of us hesitate at the thought of rethinking. Opinions and knowledge don’t get refreshed/changed like other things in our lives. We get into seize and freeze mode. Under acute stress we typically revert to automatic well learned responses.