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SECOND THOUGHTS
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Here are some ways to put second-order thinking into practice today.
- Always ask yourself, “And then what?”
- Think across time — What do the consequences look like in 10 minutes? 10 months? 10 Years?
- Create templates like the second image above with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd order consequences. Identify your decision, think it through, and write down the conseq
Farnam Street • Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform
We’re swift to recognize when other people need to think again. We question the judgement of experts whenever we seek out a second opinion on a medical diagnosis. Unfortunately, when it comes to our knowledge and opinions, we often favor feeling right over being right. In everyday life, we make diagnoses of our own, ranging from whom we hire to whe... See more
Think Again – Adam Grant – Curtis McHale
For important decisions don’t think twice, think thrice.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Act sometimes on Second Thoughts, sometimes on First Impulse.
Baltasar Gracian • The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)
Is this an old thought? Have I heard this one before? Do I gain anything useful from listening to it again? ▪ If I let this thought guide my actions, will that help me to improve my life? ▪ What would I get for buying into this thought?
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap 2nd Edition: Stop Struggling, Start Living
Ask the thought behind the thought these questions
Jon Acuff • Soundtracks
Then he dropped an intellectual grenade that reverberates still today: “My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing.”[20]
Daniel H. Pink • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
▪ our thoughts are wise — we need to follow their advice ▪ our thoughts are the truth — we completely believe them.