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Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Analyzing the negative impacts of labeling people 'geniuses,' from commercial exploitation to psychological traps like narcissism.
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And so turning people into these symbols undoubtedly helps them make more money, helps them become more famous, helps their children and families continue to keep cashing in on their legacy. Whether or not it produces more of the kind of work that you'd like to see in the world, I think is a slightly more open question, right? And that's what I
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Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Exploring the concept of 'genius,' contrasting the healthy self-doubt required for growth with the historical idea of 'having a genius.'
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Right. And I want to ask you something, because I remember reading, I can't remember who it was who said, after, you know, having their first big success, they felt really unhappy and they felt really worried that like, has the biggest success I've ever had in my life happened? Like, and who am I now? I think that that kind of doubt is healthy. It
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