Hidden Potential
The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Editorial Review
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 character skills and motivational structures to realize our potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.
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If our cognitive skills are what separate us from animals, our character skills are what elevate us above machines.
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