Are You a Preacher, Prosecutor, Scientist, or Politician?

<p>Do you find yourself defaulting to “Preacher” mode when you’re under pressure, or starting to act like a “Prosecutor” when someone challenges your ideas? Brené and Adam unpack four mental modes – Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician, and Scientist – to explore why we often cling to being right rather than getting it right. In this episode, they discuss how these defensive stances are shaping our response to AI, Brené’s “bounce” method for emotional hypothesis-testing, Adam’s go-to “strategy of small losses,” and ways to stay curious when the stakes are high.</p>
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<p><br>0:00 - Introduction and Emoting</p>
<p>3:00 - Thinking Under Thread</p>
<p>11:00 - Testing Your Gut with Small Experiments </p>
<p>22:30 - The Integrity of Commitment: The Making of This Podcast</p>
<p>27:15 - Four Thinking Modes: Scientist, Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician</p>
<p>33:57 - When Opinions Become Beliefs</p>
<p>42:48 - The Social Costs of Changing Our Minds</p>
<p>51:30 - A Missing Mental Model: Teacher</p>
<p>59:30 - Wrap up </p>
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<p><a href="https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/"><em>Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know - Adam Grant, 2021, Book</em></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/eric-ries-on-the-lean-startup/"><em>Eric Ries on ‘The Lean Startup’</em><u> - Eric Ries, 2011, Knowledge at Wharton</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://scholars.duke.edu/publication/913886"><em>Learning Through Failure: The Strategy of Small Losses</em><u> - Sitkin, 1992, Research in Organizational Behavior</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Affect/AffectiveForecasting_WilsonGilbert.pdf"><em>Affective Forecasting</em><u> - Wilson &amp; Gilbert, 2003, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/"><em>Atlas of the Heart</em><u> - Brené Brown, 2021 (Book)</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onaKlV8xoaY&amp;t=180s"><em>The Science of the Deal </em><u>- Adam Grant, WorkLife with Adam Grant Podcast</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o"><em>The Power of Vulnerability -</em><u> Brené Brown, 2011, TED</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHuIGEz72Yd5Whlvvu4rTetx9PGIV69X6"><em>The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers</em><u> - Adam Grant, 2016, TED</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1988-01402-001"><em>Beliefs Are Like Possessions</em><u> - Abelson, 2007, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour</u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://adamgrant.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-astrology"><em>We Need to Talk about Astrology</em><u> - Adam Grant, 2024, Substack </u></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983?trackId=259776131&amp;trkId=259776131&amp;src=tudum"><em>The Diplomat</em><u> - Cahn et al., 2023-present, Let's Not Turn This Into a Whole Big Production &amp; Well Red, Netflix (TV series)</u></a></p>
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