467: #1 NYT Bestselling Author Adam Grant on the Need to “Think Again”

<p>Everyone wants to be right all the time. We have so many&nbsp;<strong>preconceived notions running through our heads</strong>&nbsp;at all times, and we always think that we’re the ones standing on the right side of history. What if that train of thought was secretly&nbsp;<strong>pushing you to failure</strong>, or even death?&nbsp;<strong>Adam Grant</strong>&nbsp;argues this point in his book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087ZC68VN/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Think Again</em></a>.</p><p>Adam hypothesizes that the main reason so many businesses, relationships, and experiments fail is because those in them tend to be<strong>&nbsp;locked in on one view</strong>. How many times have you been in a fight with your partner where you&nbsp;<strong>realize you&nbsp;<em>may</em>be wrong</strong>, but also realize it would be worse to back down from your original stance?</p><p>This is how businesses like&nbsp;<strong>Blockbuster and Blackberry</strong>&nbsp;slowly faded away while the likes of Apple and Microsoft flourished. Adam talks through some of the<strong>&nbsp;best (and worst) moments in business history</strong>&nbsp;when companies thought they were too big to fall. The same goes for political candidates, social movements, and almost any other type of human-to-human interaction. The one way you can be sure you’re coming out with the right conclusion?&nbsp;<strong>Think like a scientist!&nbsp;</strong></p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>preacher, prosecutor, and politician&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/sold-david-greene-chapter-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>mindsets</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Valuing humility over pride and&nbsp;<strong>stopping your ideas from becoming your identity&nbsp;</strong></li><li>How&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/bad-reviews-check-your-ego" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>e