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  • The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
  • Written by: Adam Grant
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  • Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,071 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

Number One New York Times Best Seller

“This. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more - it requires choosing courage over comfort. 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.” (Brené Brown, PhD, number one New York Times best-selling author of Dare to Lead)

The best-selling 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

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. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. 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. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become.

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds - and our own. 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. 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. 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. Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.

©2021 Adam Grant (P)2021 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

Named a best nonfiction book of 2021 by The Washington Post

"Renowned Wharton professor Grant spotlights one of the most important and impactful themes of our time: questioning one's own deeply held beliefs. Grant frames true knowledge as not knowing everything, but rather, listening as if we knew nothing at all in this intrepid book that is what our present moment requires." (Newsweek, "Our 21 Favorite Books of 2021") ]

“In a world of aggressive certitude, Adam Grant’s latest book is a refreshing mandate for humble open-mindedness. Think Again offers a particularly powerful case for rethinking what we already know...that is not just a useful lesson; it could be a vital one.” (Financial Times)  

“In his latest book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, [Grant] is in vintage form.” (The Wall Street Journal)  

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Woke academic with a bit of scientific insight.

The author reinforces the research with very topical material. Name drops like a fanboy, as he tells you about the time he worked with Malinda Gates, quotes M. Obama and nicely rounds it off by referencing Sen. Cuomo.
The narration mirrors the attempts of the author to sound hip and can be irritating at times.
Despite the virtue signalling packaging, there is some good research and science throughout.

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Interesting book, made me rethink

I really liked that Adam narrated this himself. I found the first half really captivating but the second half a little bit legging and repetitive. I wish he would’ve had some more helpful tools for rethinking and less of stories. This is the beginning of a great face if he were to write a second book with more worksheet like mentality

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Thought provoking and entertaining

I didn't want it to end! The examples Adam gives are all easy enough to understand and he shares in a manner that's not only easy-to-follow, but entertaining. He's an engaging narrator. I first heard him on the Armchair Expert podcast and decided to download his book... no regrets! I've been talking about these concepts alot lately and will probably listen or read it again.

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Good concepts, tired anecdotes

I liked the book overall, liked the narration and content except that a lot of the anecdotes were ones I was already aware of… made it a little boring at times. Any avid reader or podcast listener of a variety of non-fiction genres will have heard a lot of them before.

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Highly Recommend!

A good read for anyone who feels stuck in their lives and are looking for tools to consider different perspectives.

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My new favourite book

This book is concise and to the point, entertaining, and not one of those self-improvement books that has ONE good point that is being explored as nauseum just to make a book out of it. On the contrary, this is for once a book I wished was longer! I even found myself taking notes.
My previous favourite book was Vishen Lakhiani’s “the code of the extraordinary mind” (and the next book “The Buddha and the Badass” was unfortunately pretty much a reputation). I also love Kahlil Gibran’s “The prophet”.
I’ll be recommending this book to all my friends and colleagues, and my boyfriend is already doing the same (he listened to the book first)

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Very educational

Very informative and in-depth lesson on how not to remain static in our thinking. Lots of great examples.

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Good immersion inside rethinking. Easy to love.

It is a good immersion inside the mindset of thinking again. Not so much a method book but really does help grasp the ditferent virtue of thinking again ! Funny at time too :)

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You Need to Read This Book

Adam Grant invites us to hold our beliefs, values, and decisions with humility and careful examination. This is a valuable book for those who are wrestling with those who seem entrenched in embedded belief systems.

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an ok rethink book

if you've been keeping up with recent psychology and behavioral economics studies or articles you can probably skip this one. It's good information but it's out there for free if you look for it.

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