notes/Think Again.md

Notes on Think Again, by Adam Grant.

Chapter 3

Main idea

• People build more developed belief systems and improve if they are willing to challenge their beliefs.
• It's unhealthy to hold beliefs and defend them so aggressively
• Being wrong and recognizing that is healthy
• Recognize when a reaction is emotional, and a defense of the ego, rather than intellectual, and a defense of the idea.
• Do not base a personality around ideas, base it around broad, positive values. The material changes, but values can be applied to the material in infinite ways.

Personal reflection

Think about yourself personally, which group would you be more likely to identify with: the group who hated being challenged, or the group who thought that the abusive challenges were fun? Explain your POV.

I believe I do not fit into either group, and would react differently in many different ways, depending on the context at hand