The Science of Achievement, With Adam Grant

Plain English with Derek Thompson

The Ringer

News Commentary, News

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re taking a break from war to talk about the science of human potential and a new book on that subject from the psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant. In 'Hidden Potential,' Grant shares stories and studies across sports, religious history, coaching, and economics to explain why we're bad at cultivating our own potential and identifying ability in others. We talk about education and affirmative action, scouting quarterbacks, coaching Steph Curry, and, for reasons that will soon become apparent, the spread of Protestantism. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected]. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Adam Grant Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What would you do if you got scammed?
0:03.5	Would you suffer in silence?
0:05.0	Or would you do something about it?
0:07.0	Well, I get scammed once, and this is the story of what I did.
0:11.0	I'm Justin Sales, the host of the Wedding Scamer,
0:13.5	a true crime podcast from the Rinner,
0:15.5	and for seven episodes, we're hunting a comment.
0:18.5	A guy with a lot of aliases,
0:20.5	a guy who's ruined a lot of weddings,
0:22.5	and with the help of some friends,
0:24.0	I just might be able to catch him.
0:26.0	Listen to the Wedding Scamer on Spotify
0:28.0	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.0	Today, we're taking a break from war,
0:34.5	to talk about the science of human potential,
0:37.0	and a new book on that subject
0:39.0	from the psychologist and best-selling author, Adam Grant.
0:43.0	Let me set us up this way.
0:46.0	Imagine you're a basketball coach.
0:48.0	Maybe it's a middle school girls team,
0:50.5	high school boys team, NBA team,
0:52.5	doesn't matter for the purposes of this story.
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