Originals by Adam Grant Summary
by Parker · 13 things on Twos
- Friends help see our potential and become the best version of ourselves
- “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw
- We have the freedom to be original in one realm when we have a sense of security in another
- Creative geniuses simply produce more work, which gives them more variety and a higher chance of originality
- The quantity of ideas leads to quality
- Our intuitions are only accurate in domains where we have experience
- Execution > idea
- Leading with weaknesses disarms the audience
- To get people to accept original ideas, speak up about them, then rise and repeat
- Being original doesn't require being first to market. It just mans being different and better
- Communicate the vision behind our ideas, the purpose guiding our products, to attract customers
- When you experience fear, get excited to overcome it
- To produce change, first show what's wrong with the present. Use dissatisfaction, frustration, and anger to drive people out of their comfort zones