Adam Grant Quotes: Wisdom and Insights from the Renowned Psychologist and Author
The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
Our words do not merely express our thoughts, they shape them. We think differently in different languages.
Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new.
When you feel like you’re not productive, it’s not necessarily because you’re lazy or because you have bad habits, it’s because you’re not working on the right projects and you haven’t found the ones that are aligned with your natural skills and passions.
Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect, enhancing the success of people around them.
Feedback is an opportunity to motivate. A culture that encourages people to share ideas fosters innovation
The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me.
Being original doesn?t require being first. It just means being different and better.
The culture of a workplace – an organization’s values, norms and practices – has a huge impact on our happiness and success.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity, but it can be a resource for creativity.
Resilience is like a muscle that can get depleted when we’re under stress and need to be recharged.
If you want to be original, you have to accept the uncertainty, even when it’s uncomfortable.
The mark of higher education isn’t the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It’s the skills you gain about how to learn.
Don’t be afraid to be the one who looks for problems. Find the ones everyone else is ignoring.
Every conversation doesn?t have to reach a resolution. Sometimes, it’s more important to engage in the process of understanding one another.
If the success of others makes you jealous, you’re not focused on your own path to greatness.
Vulnerability is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Instead of fighting against negative thoughts, dance with them.
You need a lot of bad ideas in order to get a few good ones.
The truly strong do not dominate; they protect.
To make the greatest contribution, obsess over your passion and devote yourself to your strengths.
The culture of a workplace – an organization’s values, norms and practices – has a huge impact on our happiness and success.
Ideas are not set in stone. When exposed to thoughtful people, they morph and adapt into their most potent form.
The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
Generosity is a core trait in the individuals who change the world.
Success is not about individual accomplishment, it?s about collective achievement.
Our potential is not a fixed quantity: it?s a capacity to grow.
Originals are non-conformists, people who not only have new ideas but take the initiative to make them a reality.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Being a giver is not about saying yes to all requests. It’s about saying no to the person you don’t want to become.
Motivation comes from working on things we care about.
The mark of higher education isn’t the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It’s the skills you gain about how to learn.
Taking the perspective of others is not just a moral issue; it’s a practical and a strategic issue.
If you’re always striving to achieve success defined by someone else, happiness is hard to come by.
Argue like you’re right and listen like you’re wrong.
Becoming original is not the easiest path in the pursuit of happiness, but it leaves us perfectly poised for the happiness of pursuit.
When we build merits, we?re not just making the world better. We?re making ourselves better too.
Lifting people up doesn’t require lower oneself.
Practice makes perfect, but it doesn?t make new.
The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists.
The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
It takes time for people to adjust to the sound of a new voice. The highest notes are often the hardest to hear.
You can’t find out you’re on the right path until you walk down the wrong ones.
Believing that your qualities are carved in stone creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.
Success isn’t about being the best. It’s about always getting better.
It’s easier to switch from a novel viewpoint back to well-trodden territory than it is to go the other way around.
Argue like you’re right and listen like you’re wrong.
The culture of a workplace?an organization’s values, norms and practices?has a huge impact on our happiness and success.
The best way to get a busy person’s attention: Help them.
The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they’re the ones who try the most.
Don’t underestimate the power of giving, even in the face of adversity.
The more we communicate the benefits of different perspectives, the less likely we are to stereotype or judge.
The people who feel the most helpless may actually be the most hopeful.
Passion is not something you discover. It’s something you cultivate.
The ability to think forward doesn’t require a mystical talent. It demands elements that all of us can refine.
The mark of higher education isn’t the knowledge you accumulate in your head?it’s the skills you gain about how to learn.
The best way to improve the world is to improve yourself.
The research tells us that creativity comes through lots of practice and lots of thinking about problems from new angles.
In the long run, research shows that the riskiest move is often not making a move at all.
