Hidden Potential
by Adam Grant · first published 2023
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things is a non-fiction book by organizational psychologist Adam Grant. It challenges the traditional obsession with "natural talent" and instead focuses on the framework for how anyone can improve and achieve remarkable things through character development and better systems of learning. The book is structured around three core pillars: 1. Character Skills (More Than Just "Grit") Grant argues that character is often mistaken for personality. While personality is your basic instinct, character is your capacity to prioritize your values over
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A lot of this is covered and contributes by Adam Grant's "Hidden Potential" Learned that different learning styles was bunk (visual vs auditory). Also, experts are the worst teachers, they are far removed from being in your shoes and do not provide the empathy or the correct…
on “How to Study (2023)” ↗…changing impact when I first read it, but reading the updated edition years later left me wanting more. I had also read a couple of Adam Grant's earlier books and enjoyed them, will definitely check out Hidden Potential.
on “All it takes is for one to work out” ↗…Connection Over Correction — Becky Kennedy • Interior Chinatown — Charles Yu • Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection — John Green • Dark Matter — Blake Crouch • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things — Adam Grant • Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D — Fabien Sanglard • Jurassic Park — Michael Crichton • Killing Commendatore — Haruki Murakami • James…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗Thanks for the book mention. Adam Grant also talks about the age-group concept, but leans on it for a different end, in Hidden Potential.
on “All it takes is for one to work out” ↗Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson Adam Grant - Hidden Potential
on “Ask HN: What are you reading these days?” ↗…my favourite MOOC called Learning How To Learn: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn She also a upcoming book titled 'Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential': https://www.amazon.com/Mindshift-Obstacles-Learning-Discover...
on “The building blocks of understanding are memorization and repetition” ↗