Hidden Potential

The Science of Achieving Greater Things

De: Adam Grant

Narrado por: Adam Grant, Maurice Ashley, R. A. Dickey, Evelyn Glennie, Sara Maria Hasbun, Francis Idehen, Alison Levine, Benny Lewis, Kari Louhivuori, Nelli Louhivuori, Brandon Payne, Richard Pine, Gil Winch, full cast

“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.”—Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights.

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.

Featuring Maurice Ashley, William DeMerritt, R.A. Dickey, Jane Dutton, Kevin R. Free, Evelyn Glennie, Sara Maria Hasbun, Francis Idehen, Lauren Klein, Helen Laser, Alison Levine, Benny Lewis, Kari Louhivuori, Nelli Louhivuori, Brandon Payne, Richard Pine, Paul Stillwell, Julianna Wilson, and Gil Winch. Special appearances by Dave Barry, Eric Best, Amy Edmondson, Mellody Hobson, Steve Martin, Lin Manuel Miranda, John Spencer Jr., Gil Winch, Anita Woolley, and Julius Yego, and featuring members of the Golden 13 Samuel Barnes, George Cooper, John Dille, Frank Sublett, and William White.

This audiobook edition features clips from the TED podcasts WorkLife and ReThinking, courtesy of TED.

It also includes audio from the following sources:

“Anthem” by Leonard Cohen courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. Written by Leonard Cohen, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing.

“Evelyn Glennie Improvisation on Drums” by Evelyn Glennie, © copyright 2023 Evelyn Glennie, used by permission of Evelyn Glennie.

“Golden 13 Interviews” Courtesy of the US Naval Institute.

“Julius Yego—The YouTube Man” courtesy of GoPro, Inc.

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Dinner: Courtesy CNN.

Excerpts of BORN STANDING UP reproduced with the permission of Simon & Schuster Audio, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., from BORN STANDING UP by Steve Martin.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.”—Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion

“This is a book that should be read by parents, leaders, coaches, and every school board member in America. Adam Grant reveals that everything you think about developing potential is wrong.”—Mark Cuban, Shark Tank investor, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs

“I read Hidden Potential in one sitting, loved it, and have been thinking about it ever since. Which is the highest praise I can give a book. This is Adam Grant's finest work—it will inspire you to bigger dreams.”—Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and host of Revisionist History

Hidden Potential

At first I wasn’t too thrilled about reading/listening to this book for the Governerds book club. I thought, oh yay~ another self-help book. However, after the intro I was hooked and found this information to be quite valuable. I’d recommend it for everyone: individuals, parents, and ages 12+. I think it is a good tool for everyone but especially for those who are not given the attention and direction needed so they can learn to set better expectations for their life. Everyone has the potential to have a fulfilling life, but they need encouragement at an early age. I’m not a teacher, but I have substitute taught all ages and I raised three kids. So for all the kids that get overlooked, I see you and I hope someone in your life will read this and encourage you.

Interesting and inspiring listen

Reminder to be open minded and that perceptions and methods change over time. Definitely recommend to read or listen.

so many great truths.

I liked the way it was written. It was very easy to listen to and kept my interest all the way through.

Fabulous

Adam Grant does an amazing job communicating research and inspiring a change in standard thinking.

Good refresher

I liked everything except the performance. Didn’t like the “interviews/podcast” voices, it was actually very distracting and took away from the performance

Exceptional! Impactful for everyone young or old, new graduates & parents!

I selected this because of a book club and am so grateful. So many insights into how our world could be changed for the better based on extensive research worldwide. I’m hopeful beginning now and continuing for future generations will implement these ideas to unleash hidden potential!

Great stories

Relatable and easy to connect with, I like how you write it makes it easier to connect with others. I felt motivated to read and learn.

Insightful

I do recommend this book. I’ve been a huge admirer of Adam’s work and listened to all of his books. This book is insightful and will give you at least one thing to think about and improve.

The only critique I can put down here is Adam’s pronunciation of “Nagoya” which was quite cringe worthy. He’s usually good at doing enough research to get things right but missed the ball on this one tiny thing.

Great, as usual!

Adam Grant is a genius. I love his books and love that he records them himself. Keep writing, you are helping humans with your work!

Gems

This book is exactly the book I needed to hear right now. So many not so hidden gems. It’s for anyone on the brink of something great and needs a little extra push. It’s also helpful as a parent to encourage and set your children up for success.