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Adam M. Grant Quote: “If we want people to accept our original ideas, we need to speak up about them, then rinse and repeat. To.”

151. “If we want people to accept our original ideas, we need to speak up about them, then rinse and repeat. To.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.”

152. “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “We prefer the regular photos of our friends, because that’s how we’re used to seeing them, but we like the inverted photos of ourselves, because that’s how we see ourselves when we look in the mirror. “Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt,” says serial entrepreneur Howard Tullman. “It breeds comfort.”

153. “We prefer the regular photos of our friends, because that’s how we’re used to seeing them, but we like the inverted photos of ourselves, because that’s how we see ourselves when we look in the mirror. “Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt,” says serial entrepreneur Howard Tullman. “It breeds comfort.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Research shows that takers harbor doubts about others’ intentions, so they monitor vigilantly for information that others might harm them, treating others with suspicion and distrust. These low expectations trigger a vicious cycle, constraining the development and motivation of others. Even when takers are impressed by another person’s capabilities or motivation, they’re more likely to see this person as a threat, which means they’re less willing to support and develop him or her.”

154. “Research shows that takers harbor doubts about others’ intentions, so they monitor vigilantly for information that others might harm them, treating others with suspicion and distrust. These low expectations trigger a vicious cycle, constraining the development and motivation of others. Even when takers are impressed by another person’s capabilities or motivation, they’re more likely to see this person as a threat, which means they’re less willing to support and develop him or her.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “In one study, parents of ordinary children had an average of six rules, like specific schedules for homework and bedtime. Parents of highly creative children had an average of less than one rule and tended to “place emphasis on moral values, rather than on specific rules,” psychologist Teresa Amabile reports.”

155. “In one study, parents of ordinary children had an average of six rules, like specific schedules for homework and bedtime. Parents of highly creative children had an average of less than one rule and tended to “place emphasis on moral values, rather than on specific rules,” psychologist Teresa Amabile reports.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Kathryn Schulz observes, “Although small amounts of evidence are sufficient to make us draw conclusions, they are seldom sufficient to make us revise them.”

156. “Kathryn Schulz observes, “Although small amounts of evidence are sufficient to make us draw conclusions, they are seldom sufficient to make us revise them.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Good explanations enable children to develop a code of ethics that often coincides with societal expectations; when they don’t square up, children rely on the internal compass of values rather than the external compass of rules.”

157. “Good explanations enable children to develop a code of ethics that often coincides with societal expectations; when they don’t square up, children rely on the internal compass of values rather than the external compass of rules.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “When we become curious about the dissatisfying defaults in our world, we begin to recognize that most of them have social origins: Rules and systems were created by people. And that awareness gives us the courage to contemplate how we can change them. Before women gained the right to vote in America, many “had never before considered their degraded status as anything but natural,” historian.”

158. “When we become curious about the dissatisfying defaults in our world, we begin to recognize that most of them have social origins: Rules and systems were created by people. And that awareness gives us the courage to contemplate how we can change them. Before women gained the right to vote in America, many “had never before considered their degraded status as anything but natural,” historian.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Originality is not a fixed trait. It is a free choice. Lincoln wasn’t born with an original personality. Taking on controversy wasn’t programmed into his DNA; it was an act of conscious will. As the great thinker W. E. B. DuBois wrote, “He was one of you and yet he became Abraham Lincoln.”

159. “Originality is not a fixed trait. It is a free choice. Lincoln wasn’t born with an original personality. Taking on controversy wasn’t programmed into his DNA; it was an act of conscious will. As the great thinker W. E. B. DuBois wrote, “He was one of you and yet he became Abraham Lincoln.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new.”

160. “Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “It’s more important to be good ancestors than dutiful descendants. Too many people spend their lives being custodians of the past instead of stewards of the future. We worry about making our parents proud when we should be focused on making our children proud. The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.”

161. “It’s more important to be good ancestors than dutiful descendants. Too many people spend their lives being custodians of the past instead of stewards of the future. We worry about making our parents proud when we should be focused on making our children proud. The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Exhausting someone in argument is not the same as convincing him. – Tim Kreider.”

162. “Exhausting someone in argument is not the same as convincing him. – Tim Kreider.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “To master a new concept in math, science, or a foreign language, it typically takes seven or eight practice sessions.”

163. “To master a new concept in math, science, or a foreign language, it typically takes seven or eight practice sessions.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “One of the initiatives that we introduced was an entry interview. Instead of waiting to ask employees for ideas on their way out, managers hold meetings to learn about new hires’ ideas when they first join the organization. It’s easier to start a relationship with the door open than to pry open a door that’s already been slammed shut.”

164. “One of the initiatives that we introduced was an entry interview. Instead of waiting to ask employees for ideas on their way out, managers hold meetings to learn about new hires’ ideas when they first join the organization. It’s easier to start a relationship with the door open than to pry open a door that’s already been slammed shut.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “A growing body of evidence suggests that entrepreneurs don’t like risk any more than the rest of us – and it’s the rare conclusion on which many economists, sociologists, and psychologists have actually come to agree.”

165. “A growing body of evidence suggests that entrepreneurs don’t like risk any more than the rest of us – and it’s the rare conclusion on which many economists, sociologists, and psychologists have actually come to agree.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “It’s often said that where there’s a will, there’s a way. What we overlook is that when people can’t see a path, they stop dreaming of the destination.”

166. “It’s often said that where there’s a will, there’s a way. What we overlook is that when people can’t see a path, they stop dreaming of the destination.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw.”

167. “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Character is more than just having principles. It’s a learned capacity to live by your principles. Character skills equip a chronic procrastinator to meet a deadline for someone who matters deeply to them, a shy introvert to find the courage to speak out against an injustice, and the class bully to circumvent a fistfight with his teammates before a big game. Those are the skills that great kindergarten teachers nurture – and great coaches cultivate.”

168. “Character is more than just having principles. It’s a learned capacity to live by your principles. Character skills equip a chronic procrastinator to meet a deadline for someone who matters deeply to them, a shy introvert to find the courage to speak out against an injustice, and the class bully to circumvent a fistfight with his teammates before a big game. Those are the skills that great kindergarten teachers nurture – and great coaches cultivate.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Polarization is reinforced by conformity: peripheral members fit in and gain status by following the lead of the most prototypical member of the group, who often holds the most intense views.”

169. “Polarization is reinforced by conformity: peripheral members fit in and gain status by following the lead of the most prototypical member of the group, who often holds the most intense views.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “If you’re gonna make connections which are innovative,” Steve Jobs said back in 1982, “you have to not have the same bag of experience as everyone else does.” Working.”

170. “If you’re gonna make connections which are innovative,” Steve Jobs said back in 1982, “you have to not have the same bag of experience as everyone else does.” Working.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “When we find out we might be wrong, a standard defense is “I’m entitled to my opinion.” I’d like to modify that: yes, we’re entitled to hold opinions inside our own heads. If we choose to express them out loud, though, I think it’s our responsibility to ground them in logic and facts, share our reasoning with others, and change our minds when better evidence emerges.”

171. “When we find out we might be wrong, a standard defense is “I’m entitled to my opinion.” I’d like to modify that: yes, we’re entitled to hold opinions inside our own heads. If we choose to express them out loud, though, I think it’s our responsibility to ground them in logic and facts, share our reasoning with others, and change our minds when better evidence emerges.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Being polite is withholding feedback to make someone feel good today. Being kind is being candid about how they can get better tomorrow.”

172. “Being polite is withholding feedback to make someone feel good today. Being kind is being candid about how they can get better tomorrow.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Timing accounted for forty-two percent of the difference between success and failure.”

173. “Timing accounted for forty-two percent of the difference between success and failure.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “In a classic study of highly accomplished architects, the most creative ones graduated with a B average. Their straight-A counterparts were so determined to be right that they often failed to take the risk of rethinking the orthodoxy. A similar pattern emerged in a study of students who graduated at the top of their class. “Valedictorians aren’t likely to be the future’s visionaries,” education researcher Karen Arnold explains. “They typically settle into the system instead of shaking it up.”

174. “In a classic study of highly accomplished architects, the most creative ones graduated with a B average. Their straight-A counterparts were so determined to be right that they often failed to take the risk of rethinking the orthodoxy. A similar pattern emerged in a study of students who graduated at the top of their class. “Valedictorians aren’t likely to be the future’s visionaries,” education researcher Karen Arnold explains. “They typically settle into the system instead of shaking it up.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “If you want to be original, “the most important possible thing you could do,” says Ira Glass, the producer of This American Life and the podcast Serial, “is do a lot of work. Do a huge volume of work.”

175. “If you want to be original, “the most important possible thing you could do,” says Ira Glass, the producer of This American Life and the podcast Serial, “is do a lot of work. Do a huge volume of work.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “We mistake confidence for competence, certainty for credibility, and quantity for quality. We get stuck following people who dominate the discussion instead of those who elevate it.”

176. “We mistake confidence for competence, certainty for credibility, and quantity for quality. We get stuck following people who dominate the discussion instead of those who elevate it.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “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.”

177. “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.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Who you are should be a question of what you value, not what you believe. Values are your core principles in life – they might be excellence and generosity, freedom and fairness, or security and integrity.”

178. “Who you are should be a question of what you value, not what you believe. Values are your core principles in life – they might be excellence and generosity, freedom and fairness, or security and integrity.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “This book is an invitation to let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and to anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency.”

179. “This book is an invitation to let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and to anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “If you’re seeking to unleash originality, here are some practical actions that you can take. The first steps are for individuals to generate, recognize, voice, and champion new ideas. The next set is for leaders to stimulate novel ideas and build cultures that welcome dissent. The final recommendations are for parents and teachers to help children become comfortable taking a creative or moral stand against the status quo.”

180. “If you’re seeking to unleash originality, here are some practical actions that you can take. The first steps are for individuals to generate, recognize, voice, and champion new ideas. The next set is for leaders to stimulate novel ideas and build cultures that welcome dissent. The final recommendations are for parents and teachers to help children become comfortable taking a creative or moral stand against the status quo.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “This is the first form of courage: being brave enough to embrace discomfort and throw your learning style out the window.”

181. “This is the first form of courage: being brave enough to embrace discomfort and throw your learning style out the window.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. – Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.”

182. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. – Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Many entrepreneurs take plenty of risks – but those are generally the failed entrepreneurs, not the success stories.”

183. “Many entrepreneurs take plenty of risks – but those are generally the failed entrepreneurs, not the success stories.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “When we select leaders, we don’t usually pick the person with the strongest leadership skills. We frequently choose the person who talks the most. It’s called the babble effect. Research shows that groups promote the people who command the most airtime – regardless of their aptitude and expertise. We mistake confidence for competence, certainty for credibility, and quantity for quality. We get stuck following people who dominate the discussion instead of those who elevate it.”

184. “When we select leaders, we don’t usually pick the person with the strongest leadership skills. We frequently choose the person who talks the most. It’s called the babble effect. Research shows that groups promote the people who command the most airtime – regardless of their aptitude and expertise. We mistake confidence for competence, certainty for credibility, and quantity for quality. We get stuck following people who dominate the discussion instead of those who elevate it.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Although listening is often more fun, reading improves comprehension and recall. Whereas listening promotes intuitive thinking, reading activates more analytical processing. It’s true in English and Chinese – people display better logical reasoning when the same trivia questions, riddles, and puzzles are written rather than spoken. With print, you naturally slow down at the start of a paragraph to process the core idea and use paragraph breaks and headers to chunk information.”

185. “Although listening is often more fun, reading improves comprehension and recall. Whereas listening promotes intuitive thinking, reading activates more analytical processing. It’s true in English and Chinese – people display better logical reasoning when the same trivia questions, riddles, and puzzles are written rather than spoken. With print, you naturally slow down at the start of a paragraph to process the core idea and use paragraph breaks and headers to chunk information.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “If you want a child to share a toy, instead of asking, “Will you share?” ask, “Will you be a sharer?”

186. “If you want a child to share a toy, instead of asking, “Will you share?” ask, “Will you be a sharer?”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “When the average candidate was clumsy, audiences liked him even less. But when the expert was clumsy, audiences liked him even more.”

187. “When the average candidate was clumsy, audiences liked him even less. But when the expert was clumsy, audiences liked him even more.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “But learning is not always about finding the right method for you. It’s often about finding the right method for the task.”

188. “But learning is not always about finding the right method for you. It’s often about finding the right method for the task.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Originals are people who take the initiative to make their visions a reality.”

189. “Originals are people who take the initiative to make their visions a reality.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “New research shows that advice seeking is a surprisingly effective strategy for exercising influence when we lack authority. In.”

190. “New research shows that advice seeking is a surprisingly effective strategy for exercising influence when we lack authority. In.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “The way you like to learn is what makes you comfortable, but it isn’t necessarily how you learn best.”

191. “The way you like to learn is what makes you comfortable, but it isn’t necessarily how you learn best.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “As Samuel Johnson purportedly wrote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

192. “As Samuel Johnson purportedly wrote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Passionate people don’t wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts.” The.”

193. “Passionate people don’t wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts.” The.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “When our audiences are skeptical, the more we try to dominate them, the more they resist.”

194. “When our audiences are skeptical, the more we try to dominate them, the more they resist.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “A coach sees your potential and helps you become a better version of yourself.”

195. “A coach sees your potential and helps you become a better version of yourself.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”1 Scott Adams.”

196. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”1 Scott Adams.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “In the words of Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, “Passionate people don’t wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts.”

197. “In the words of Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, “Passionate people don’t wear their passion on their sleeves; they have it in their hearts.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Redefine success. The most meaningful form of performance is progress. The ultimate mark of potential is not the height of the peak you’ve reached, but the distance you’ve traveled – and helped others travel.”

198. “Redefine success. The most meaningful form of performance is progress. The ultimate mark of potential is not the height of the peak you’ve reached, but the distance you’ve traveled – and helped others travel.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “Even with a receptive audience, dominance is a zero-sum game: the more power and authority I have, the less you have.”

199. “Even with a receptive audience, dominance is a zero-sum game: the more power and authority I have, the less you have.”

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Adam M. Grant Quote: “People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it.”

200. “People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it.”

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