Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Great thinkers don’t harbor doubts because they’re impostors. They maintain doubts because they know we’re all partially blind and they’re committed to improving their sight.

We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions. Strong leaders engage their critics and make themselves stronger. Weak leaders silence their critics and make themselves weaker. This reaction isn’t limited to people in power. Although we might be on board with the principle, in practice we often mis

Mastering a craft, in his experience, is about constantly revising our thinking.

Who you are should be a question of what you value, not what you believe. Values are your core principles in life

we overemphasize pleasure at the expense of purpose.

Scientific thinking favors humility over pride, doubt over certainty, curiosity over closure.

revise their thinking based on input from others, so he turned the classroom into a challenge network. Every week—and sometimes every day—the entire class would do a critique session.

When did you form the aspirations you’re currently pursuing, and how have you changed since then? Have you reached a learning

Her confidence wasn’t in her existing knowledge—it was in her capacity to learn.

We won’t have much luck changing other people’s minds if we refuse to change ours.