The two lies holding you back, learning to think, our lives being too fat, the price of public friendship, getting less stressed, 18 minute workout, & vegan peanut noodle bowls.
This is a book I read not long after it was released. I’ve come to really enjoy adn respect Adam’s perspective and I find his work to be applicable on a daily basis. Adam poses that intelligence is mostly connected how willing you are to “update” what you think you know.
In Think Again, he challenges the instinct to defend our beliefs like lawyers or preach them like prophets. Instead, he encourages us to think like scientists.
Key Learnings
Adopt the Scientist Mindset Approach your beliefs as hypotheses, not identities.
Confidence and Humility Can Coexist You can be confident in your ability to learn without being certain you’re already right.
Productive Disagreement Matters The goal of debate isn’t to win but to discover truth. The best conversations create clarity, not casualties.
Rethinking Is a Skill Like strength or endurance, intellectual humility can be trained.
Why It Resonates
In leadership, relationships, business—even faith—it’s tempting to defend our current understanding instead of refining it. The ability to “think again” doesn’t end with us wavering and being indecisive, it typically creates a more durable and robust belief.
🎬 JUST GOOD CONTENT
Some thoughts about the “Buffet Effect” I discuss in the article linked above.
Summary: These guys are awesome and this episode is very unique and very useful. Per the suggested reading above, this conversation might help you “think again” or at least think more deeply about work, faith, and friendship.
🚀 5 FACTOR CHALLENGE
(Factors of Health | Eat, Sleep, Train, Think, Connect)
Factor: Think Here’s why I like this one: I’ve realized that a lot of my stress comes from vague, undefined worries. When I name the next step, things typically de-escalate.
Challenge: When something feels overwhelming this week, write down the very next physical action you can take, and then do that thing.
Why you benefit: Breaks paralysis, builds momentum, and turns anxiety into forward motion.
💪🏻 WORKOUT OF THE WEEK
Workout: 3–2–1 Repeat (18 Minutes Total)
You’ll rotate through three mini-rounds. Complete all three, then repeat the sequence 3 times.
Round 1 – 3 Movements:
15 Air Squats
10 Push-Ups
20 Mountain Climbers
Round 2 – 2 Movements:
12 Alternating Reverse Lunges (6 per leg)
20 Shoulder Taps (10 per side)
Round 3 – 1 Movement:
60 Second Wall Sit
Then go back to Round 1. Continue cycling for 18 minutes.
Modifications & Substitutions:
Air Squats / Lunges → Squat to a chair or use support for balance.
Push-Ups → Knees or incline on wall/bench.
Shoulder Taps → Knees down or elevated hands.
Wall Sit → Seated hold or reduce time.
🥑 RECIPE OF THE WEEK
A healthy, nutrient dense, minimally processed meal or snack.
