Category: Book review

True Masterclass in Listening

Inspired from Adam Grant’s book Think Again, this insight is truly a masterclass in listening.

To be a great listener we need empathy to encourage the speaker to feel motivated to open up.

When we devote our attention and show that we care for others, people would feel motivated to engage.

The same has been conveyed in this insight inspired from Adam Grant’s book:

For another such insightful post inspired from the same book of Adam Grant, please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/journey-towards-wisdom/

To know more about the author Adam Grant and his work, please visit this link:

https://adamgrant.net/

Your journey towards Wisdom

The Journey towards Wisdom starts with knowing what you do not know.

Though this may seem weird it is very true.

Adam Grant inspires us to relearn, rethink, recalibrate as we move forward in life since the only constant in life is change.

Thus knowledge alone and sitting back on our laurels is not sufficient to give us wisdom.

It is very important to understand the limitations in our own knowledge and act accordingly.

The essence of this has been captured in this beautiful inspired from the book Think Again

For another such insightful post from the same book, please visit:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/agree-to-disagree-effectively/

To know more about the author Adam Grant please visit:

https://adamgrant.net/

Why should you Agree to Disagree effectively?

If you can agree to disagree effectively, it will lead to better conversations and end goals. This blog post enlightens on this topic.

Best results are achieved when we have healthy and constructive debates on a problem at hand.

There are certain nuances to have such fruitful conversations that indeed results in pathbreaking discoveries.

A scientist mentality embraces this concept.

For another such insightful post from the same book of Adam Grant, please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/sweet-spot-of-confidence/

To know more about Adam Grant and get enlightened by his wonderful work and book please visit this link:

https://adamgrant.net/

Which is the Sweet Spot of Confidence?

Read this blog post to understand more on the sweet spot of confidence. This insight has been inspired from Adam Grant’s book Think Again.

When we combine humility with confidence we end up in a potent combination.

Folks who are confidently humble exercise the right balance of confidence and yet remain grounded.

Application of this principle of confident humility helps us operate in this desirable zone of confidence.

Red this insight inspired from the same book to know more:

For another insightful post inspired from the same book please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/live-your-present-worry-free/

To know more about Adam Grant and his work, please visit this link:

https://adamgrant.net/

Does High IQ lead to Stereotyping?

Research suggests that high IQ leads to stereotyping. This makes it difficult for people with high IQ to update their beliefs.

In his book Think Again, the author mentions that relearning and recalibrating our thoughts and mindset is key to success in this ever changing world.

As shown in the following insight inspired from the same book, many a times high IQ inhibits unlearning old things and relearning new things.

For another insight inspired from the same book of Adam Grant, please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/strong-leaders-engage-their-critics/

To know more about Adam Grant and his work please visit this link:

https://adamgrant.net/

Why do strong leaders engage their critics?

Do you know that strong leaders engage their critics rather than shying away from them? This blog post will enlighten you on this topic.

Research of great leaders has found that they don’t fear critics and learn from them. Weak leaders are those who silence critics for fear of change.

Many a times our critics can teach us many lessons and enlighten us on glaring misses or weak points.

These when plugged in can make us better leaders as mentioned by the following insight.

This insight has been inspired from Adam Grant’s book Think Again.

For another similar insight from Think Again please visit this link: https://viewpointsunplugged.com/redefining-modern-day-intelligence/

To know more about the author Adam Grant please visit this link: https://adamgrant.net/

Isn’t it worth Redefining Intelligence in the Modern day?

Read this blog post to understand how redefining intelligence in the modern day indicates a paradigm shift.

Historically we have associated intelligence with the ability to think and learn.

In the modern day the definition has changed a lot keeping in pace with the turbulent times.

The modern day demands more flexibility and adaptation rather than stereotypes.

Read this blog post to know more on the need to rethink and unlearn.

For another insightful post from the same book please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/merits-of-active-open-mindedness/

To know more about the author Adam Grant and his work please visit this link:

https://adamgrant.net/