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“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.” (Originals Quotes)
Adam Grant
Originals
“Argue like you’re right and listen like you’re wrong.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“As Nobel Prize–winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman and decision expert Gary Klein explain, intuitions are only trustworthy when people build up experience making judgments in a predictable environment.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“At its core, comedy is an act of rebellion. Evidence shows that compared to the norms in the population, comedians tend to be more original and rebellious—and the higher they score on these dimensions, the more professional success they attain. ”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Being original doesn’t require being first. It just means being different and better.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Conviction in our ideas is dangerous not only because it leaves us vulnerable to false positives, but also because it stops us from generating the requisite variety to reach our creative potential.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Entrepreneurs who kept their day jobs had 33 percent lower odds of failure than those who quit. If you’re risk averse and have some doubts about the feasibility of your ideas, it’s likely that your business will be built to last. If you’re a freewheeling gambler, your startup is far more fragile.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Having a sense of security in one realm gives us the freedom to be original in another.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world,” E. B. White once wrote. “This makes it difficult to plan the day.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“If we communicate the vision behind our ideas, the purpose guiding our products, people will flock to us.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“If we want people to accept our original ideas, we need to speak up about them, then rinse and repeat.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“In the deepest sense of the word, a friend is someone who sees more potential in you than you see in yourself, someone who helps you become the best version of yourself.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“In these pages, I learned that great creators don’t necessarily have the deepest expertise but rather seek out the broadest perspectives.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Many entrepreneurs take plenty of risks—but those are generally the failed entrepreneurs, not the success stories.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Overall, the evidence suggests that liking continues to increase as people are exposed to an idea between ten and twenty times, with additional exposure still useful for more complex ideas.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Passionate people don’t wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity, but it can be a resource for creativity.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Shapers” are independent thinkers: curious, non-conforming, and rebellious. They practice brutal, nonhierarchical honesty. And they act in the face of risk, because their fear of not succeeding exceeds their fear of failing.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“The greatest shapers don’t stop at introducing originality into the world. They create cultures that unleash originality in others.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“The least favorite students were the non-conformists who made up their own rules. Teachers tend to discriminate against highly creative students, labeling them as troublemakers. ”
Adam Grant
Originals
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw”
Adam Grant
Originals
“This explains why we often under communicate our ideas. They’re already so familiar to us that we underestimate how much exposure an audience needs to comprehend and buy into them.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“Timing accounted for forty-two percent of the difference between success and failure.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“To become original, you have to try something new, which means accepting some measure of risk.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“When our commitment is wavering, the best way to stay on track is to consider the progress we’ve already made. As we recognize what we’ve invested and attained, it seems like a waste to give up, and our confidence and commitment surge.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“When we use the logic of consequence, we can always find reasons not to take risks.”
Adam Grant
Originals
“When we’re determined to reach an objective, it’s the gap between where we are and where we aspire to be that lights a fire under us.”
Adam Grant
Originals
