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I'm Rufus Griskin and this is the next big idea.

Today we are in the top five people. You're about to hear Adam Grant

summarize his latest bestseller, Think Again, the power of knowing what you don't know.

Adam needs no introduction but I'll give him one anyway. He's an organizational

psychologist at Wharton where he's been the school's top rated professor for years.

He hosts the chart-topping work-life podcast. He's written two other brilliant bestsellers,

originals and give-and-take and to top it all off, he's one of our curators here at the next big

idea club. And Think Again, he makes a nuanced case for the power of rethinking things.

If you can learn how to check your ego, question your opinions, admit to being wrong,

and demilitarize your dinner table debate. It's not easy. If you can do all that,

Adam says you'll be on the way to a healthy, joyous, more enlightened life.

Step 1. Think Like a Scientist. When people reflect on what it takes to be mentally fit,

the first idea that usually comes to mind is intelligence. The smarter you are, the more complex

the problems you can solve, and the faster you can solve them. Intelligence is traditionally viewed

as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a turbulent world, there's another set of cognitive

skills that might matter more, the ability to rethink and unlearn. Rethinking isn't a struggle

in every part of our lives. When it comes to our possessions, we update with fervor. We're happy

to refresh our wardrobes and renovate our kitchens. But when it comes to our knowledge and opinions,

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