CONTENTS

PART I. Individual Rethinking

Updating Our Own Views

1. A Preacher, a Prosecutor, a Politician, and a Scientist Walk into Your Mind

2. The Armchair Quarterback and the Impostor: Finding the Sweet Spot of Confidence

3. The Joy of Being Wrong: The Thrill of Not Believing Everything You Think

4. The Good Fight Club: The Psychology of Constructive Conflict

PART II. Interpersonal Rethinking

Opening Other People’s Minds

5. Dances with Foes: How to Win Debates and Influence People

6. Bad Blood on the Diamond: Diminishing Prejudice by Destabilizing Stereotypes

7. Vaccine Whisperers and Mild-Mannered Interrogators: How the Right Kind of Listening Motivates People to Change

PART III. Collective Rethinking

Creating Communities of Lifelong Learners

8. Charged Conversations: Depolarizing Our Divided Discussions

9. Rewriting the Textbook: Teaching Students to Question Knowledge

10. That’s Not the Way We’ve Always Done It: Building Cultures of Learning at Work

PART IV. Conclusion

11. Escaping Tunnel Vision: Reconsidering Our Best-Laid Career and Life Plans

Actions for Impact

Acknowledgments

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