Are you a preacher, prosecutor, politician or scientist?

My instinct is to prosecute. My wife didn’t force me to write that, but she would agree. I tend to look for what’s wrong with others’ approaches. In my defense, I read and research a lot, so my intent is to be a scientist. But in the heat of the moment, instinct can be overwhelming.

So, what do I mean by Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician, and Scientist?

In Adam Grant’s book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, he provides a framework to examine how we think: Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician, and Scientist. He wrote, “In each of these modes, we take on a particular identity and use a distinct set of tools.”