Out with consistency and in with rethinking. It's time to question and rethink everything that we do. Develop a growth mindset and look forward to a better future. Thought provoking.

I was very happy to receive early access to Adam Grant’s new book Think Again releasing today in the US and on Thursday in the UK. In Think Again Adam Grant invites his readers to rethink their positions and ideas. He is not writing to change opinions on any specific topic but rather to help people change their approach to thinking. He argues that we should all be more open to changing our minds and that this should not be perceived as a lack of conviction or self-confidence but rather as a different kind of intelligence. In the book, he goes through many examples of the benefits of rethinking. A firefighter saved his own life when faced with a raging wildfire by disregarding everything he was taught to do, a doctor in Canada has convinced many families of the benefit of vaccines by changing his approach to debate; a new approach to journalism could diminish polarizations. As always, Adam delivers valuable insight with this new book. I highly recommend it.

A wonderful book on reframing our
narrative and teaching us the power of re-thinking,
questioning our opinions and assumptions and
allowing ourselves to explore the surprising joy that
comes with discovering we were wrong :) Backed with
data, Grant uses helpful stories of people who've
derived huge benefits from changing longstanding
perceptions and embraced new ideas, and views. Be
curious, be humble, stay open and flexible and open
the door to more meaningful and personally fulfilling
opportunities and experiences.

This was an interesting and thought provoking book. It deals with the ability to re think the situation, and several examples are given, notably theone where a white supremacist was persuaded to change his mind by a comment from a black musician who asks something along the lines of "why do they hate me, when they don't know me," The many benefits of rethinking are examined and also the ways in which one person can influence another to rethink, such as listening, not preaching. A forecaster is also analysed to see where he scored such a high rate of successful predictions, and the odds of them coming about. This is only part of the book ie the things I found most memorable about it. A good read.

Totally eye opening. As a teacher I can see how this school of thought could actually change the world. Many of mankind’s mistakes have been repeated time and time again due to old fashioned thinking. This book encourages all to think again and change what out core values are: to challenge what we think and rethink things. I am going to do this every day. It’s so important to stop and rethink what you think- Chantelle. What you think you know and become a better person.

A very insightful read. Difficult to follow in places but when you work through that it’s very interesting. Wouldn’t say I agree with everything but it’s always good to hear multiple perspectives!

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I do really want to read the book and feel uncomfortable writing in a review section.