Pesenter: Rev. Tim Boeve with Service Associate Joan Ward

Rev. Boeve’s presentation arises from the book “Think Again,” by NYT bestselling author Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, named Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. Grant argues that “Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.” Boeve will share his own experience with thinking again and unlearning, having shifted many of his previously held views over time, becoming more “comfortable with uncertainty” about once iron-clad views. He will also share insights from the book including this gem, “The brighter you are, the harder it can be to see your own limitations. Being good at thinking can make you worse at rethinking.”  Boeve queries, “How can you not be drawn to the ideas flowing from just one chapter in the book titled, “A Preacher, A Prosecutor, a Politician, and a Scientist Walk into Your Mind.” He will examine how some of these folk take up residence within us and how we can shift into more useful ways of unknowing, thinking and being.  

Topics: Humanism, Personal Growth