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

Harish Natarajan

grit. Grit is the combination of passion and perseverance,

Agreeableness is about seeking social harmony, not cognitive consensus.

Inverse charisma. What a wonderful turn of phrase to capture the magnetic quality of a great listener.

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Mental horsepower doesn’t guarantee mental dexterity.

Her simple denial overlooks the complex reality that racism is a function of our actions, not merely our intentions.

is bad manners. Silence disrespects the value of your views and our ability to have a civil disagreement.

Psychologists have a name for this: binary bias. It’s a basic human tendency to seek clarity and closure by simplifying a complex continuum into two categories.4

It shouldn’t be up to the victim to inject complexity into a difficult conversation. Rethinking should start with the offender.