Reflection Paper - 4

Reflection Paper 4 Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Professor’s Name Submission Date Solutions to problems in the contemporary world are obtained by either referencing past scenarios and logically adapting the approach that was chosen at that time or rethinking again to come up with a different solution. Think Again, authored by Adam Grant, is a book that delves into adopting the habit of rethinking the lives of individuals. Society has programmed learners to depend on the knowledge acquired through years of perusing documents written by other scholars. Life experience and apprenticeship are other forms of learning that shape the thinking path of individuals. However, Grant (2021) presents a different perspective on approaching life challenges and insists on thinking again as many times as possible. The skill of thinking again is often underestimated, but it is arguably more important. I think that its ability to shape human minds to learn and unlearn continuously makes the skill to be more valuable than reliance on intelligence. My group discussion had six members, and I was assigned to review chapter 6 and chapter 9. Grant (2021) focuses on diminishing prejudice by destabilizing stereotypes in chapter 6. The illustration used for this idea is a hockey match to remember where Grant cheered a foreign team when it scored against his home team. In contemporary society, individuals identify with certain groups and are faithful to the values and beliefs associated with the group. For example, tribal and ethnic differences have been the primary cause of political instability in nations,...