(un)learning
“I believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.”
from Think Again by Adam Grant
by baja · updated 1mo ago
(un)learning
“I believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.”
from Think Again by Adam Grant
by baja · updated 1mo ago
baja added 5mo ago
When we’re in scientist mode, we refuse to let our ideas become ideologies. We don’t start with answers or solutions; we lead with questions and puzzles. We don’t preach from intuition; we teach from evidence. We don’t just have healthy skepticism about other people’s arguments; we dare to disagree with our own arguments.
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While specialization is necessary to develop the complexity of any pattern of thought, the goals-ends relationship must always be kept clear: specialization is for the sake of thinking better, and not an end in itself. Unfortunately many serious thinkers devote all their mental effort to becoming well-known scholars, but in the meantime they forget
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I believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.
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When you change who you’re being, you’re basically killing off your old identity, which completely freaks your subconscious self out.
baja added 5mo ago
The brighter you are, the harder it can be to see your own limitations. Being good at thinking can make you worse at rethinking.
baja added 3mo ago
Thinking like a scientist involves more than just reacting with an open mind. It means being actively open-minded.27 It requires searching for reasons why we might be wrong—not for reasons why we must be right—and revising our views based on what we learn.
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