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Hidden Potential
- The Science of Achieving Greater Things
- Narrated by: Adam Grant
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
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We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door.
Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom, the playground to the Olympics, and underground to outer space. He shows that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn. Growth is not about the genius you possess-it's about the character you develop. Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.
Many writers have chronicled the habits of superstars who accomplish great things. This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there.
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- Nick B
- 22-12-23
A great reminder of the hidden potential in all of us
I think it can be easy to forget that we all have the ability to improve greatly and achieve incredible things, if we keep going and are prepared to fail along the way. Adam Grant has a very engaging style of writing and I love that he included ‘live’ quotes from contributors, which helped bring some of the stories to life. Not your average audio book and definitely worth a read (or a listen).
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- Bee
- 08-07-24
The best personal development book ever
Every single people in this world should read this book in order to fulfil their real potential. Especially if you are struggling with imposter syndrome. If you are a teenage parent you can get great benefit as well. Loved it, will read it again.
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- Thali Lotus
- 12-01-24
brilliant way to start the year
fantastic reminder if you'd manage to forget how much potential you have that is hidden. great read
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- Vanessa Rahal
- 08-10-24
just loved everything about this book
explanations about why the education is better in Finland, how character is more important than talent, just the most insightful book I have listened to!
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- Mrs Kathryn Sondh
- 25-04-24
Loved it!
Great examples. Really enjoyable listen that is hugely inspiring. I have recommended it to so many people already, as well as my children.
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- busy mummy of 2
- 15-11-23
Great book
Well worth listening to and a lot to think about both for personal and professional development, as well as as a parent
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- Eivind Jordell
- 11-12-23
Wonderful!
This is the way we all can make a difference. Adam has a great way of explaining important subjects in a compelling and easy to understand way. Love it👍
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- Samantha
- 22-12-23
Incredibile
The author provided great examples.
I really enjoyed the listening of this book. A fresh perspective on what it means to be successful.
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- Gule
- 05-11-23
Excellent!
Interesting and inspiring, message shared through stories of notable people, full of practical advice. Warmly recommend to everyone, regardless of developmental or life stage.
Loved the concepts - personality vs character, distraction as developmental scaffolding, asking for advice rather than feedback, burn out vs. bore out, recruiting for potential and much more…
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- Eira Deneb
- 09-01-24
Third Adam Grant book read!
This is my third Adam Grant book and all I can say is that I adore his train of thought. His personality (if you’ve ever heard him on a podcast) is quite particular since he is a person who is ALWAYS questioning the status quo. Traditional way of thinking is something he ultimately rejects and that’s something I really appreciate in every single one of his books (specially “Think Again”, my ultimate favourite). I wish people on the corporate world could hear him because many of the things that he sets as examples of “what not to do” I see them everyday in my workplace *sheds a tear lol*. Anyway, if you are a leader, an entrepreneur, CEO, Manager, and part of the workforce, I really do suggest reading this book. I loved it.
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