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  • The Science of Achieving Greater Things
  • By: Adam Grant
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (60 ratings)

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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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Humble clarity and Adam’s usual deep insights

Great case studies of people that persisted and achieved great heights - normally after starting from a hardship or disadvantage. What to learn? How to measure?

The best story is probably the epilogue where Adam describes his come back from writing difficulties at the start of university and what he did to turn it around. A very personal and humbling reflection to share.

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Inspiring

Hidden Potential is engaging and inspiring, with really good stories and research. I really enjoyed listening to this book.

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This book will make you think about your understanding of potential, talent, capability etc

If you are interested in the areas of organisational, team or individual development this book is a must read. With the perfect blend of research and great story telling, this book will get you hooked. I have been a believer of one’s reaction to adversities can determine both potential and personal development. This book has perfectly presented that point.

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Brilliant

Very well researched, entertaining, uplifting, and inspiring. I spent years motivating young people to achieve, and it is nice to now have the evidence for why it worked.

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A must read

It brings together lots of great insights about how character and a growth mindset can lead to remarkable outcomes

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The real life examples and profound stories.

Too much focus on education systems. At a certain point I felt it's a book about schools and education.

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Practical advice

Packed with some very insightful topics to help us unlock potential in ourselves and others. A must read for all leaders.

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unleash your hidden potential

Real success is about how much obstacles you have to overcome. If you got rich/achieved success relatively easily, you don't deserve as much respect as someone who's half as rich, but got there after overcoming far more obstacles.

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So much gold…

Can’t wait to start this all over again. There was so much that stopped me on my walk and had me re-listening to section..

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Tapping in to what others see (or don't)

An interesting exploration on identifying the hidden potential in yourself and others. Using an easily relatable narrative style and examples this book helps you consider how to see beyond what has already been achieved and look at the potential trajectory of a person's life. Well worth listening to if you ever doubt yourself or want to get the best out of those you lead.

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