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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Hardcover – October 24, 2023

by Adam Grant (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,097 ratings
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“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.
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  1. Print length
    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Viking
  4. Publication date
    October 24, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1.01 x 9.29 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0593653149
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0593653142
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Customers find the book interesting, useful, and fun to read. They say it's a must-read for educators and a great refresher of things they learned in their masters.

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"...This book deserves to buy, and I wish others earn author’s deep insights like me." Read more

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Customers find the book insightful, entertaining, and interesting to read. They say it provides great, actionable insights into unlocking potential and improving outcomes. Readers also mention the book is inspiring and has applicable lessons and tactics relating to both work and life. In addition, they say it pushes them to see life from a different perspective and opens their eyes to new possibilities.

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Customers find the stories clear, real, and coherent. They say the sentences are powerful, factual, and witty. Readers also mention the book does a great job of connecting information using storytelling. They describe it as fascinating and engaging.

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lauryell812
5.0 out of 5 stars Applicable for work and life
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024
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This book is so great! I purchased the book and listened to the audiobook as well. There are so many applicable lessons and tactics relating to both work and life. I recommend the book widely, especially to parents and colleagues (I work in marketing). I have not been a huge fan of Adam Grant's books prior to this one. I will also plug the audiobook, which is such a delightful listen. Grant brings in several of the voices (really) he interviews in the book. This variety is super entertaining and makes listening more fun.
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s. u.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024
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Very insightful , entertaining and interesting to read .
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but short of being seminal piece of work!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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Adam Grant is a dominant voice in the world of psychology so expectations are always very high. This book almost does justice to those expectations but IMHO, this is not a seminal piece of work (yet). It is somewhat of a mix between Angela Duckworth's Grit and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers. Unlike Grit it doesn't have many prescriptive solutions and unlike Outliers, it has fewer stories that are interesting. Some of this 2*2 grids are not very intuitive either. However, this books should be read for two things:
- Some norms that are challenged e.g., he challenges the full efficacy of 10,000 rule to master something, rather advocating for "harmonious passion" as a complementary technique.
- His catchy writing (almost too catchy). The content is replete with his trademark three-sentence articulation. Sample this: "A critic sees your weaknesses and attacks your worst self. A cheerleader sets your strengths and celebrates your best self. A coach sees your potential and helps you become a better version of yourself."

Net: It is a good book and as long as you temper your expectations a little bit, you should be good.
And I do think that a seminal piece of work from Grant is around the corner.

Enjoy.
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Ravitheja D S
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book. Much needed eye opener
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
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There is a lot to learn from this about one’s own hidden potential. It was an inspiring read. Highly recommend it.
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Santosh Shiva
5.0 out of 5 stars The book has some great ideas for a better world....
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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I have been a fan of Adam Grant's work. What generally appeals to me his lucidity in ideas, and simplicity in articulation. The book does the same , the pages turn, and the ideas speak directly. Loved the premise Jose Hernandez store, the lattice organization and the idea of "imperfectionist ". All lofty , and yet practical ideas for a better world .
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SB Yoon
5.0 out of 5 stars Very practical guid how to find your unpolished gems.
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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The big differences between this book and other self-help book are as follows.
1. This book is based on scientific evidence. Most of the guides written in this book are proved through experiment or statistical data.
2. This books is well mixed with author’s experience and insight. This book is not summary of author hearing of a subject. This is implies author’s insight through his life and deep thinking. I appreciate his generous mind to share his important insights with readers.
3. This book is written plain English, but the contents are not light. Exciting to read but reader has to focus and memorize important messages.
This book deserves to buy, and I wish others earn author’s deep insights like me.
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Meg
5.0 out of 5 stars I bought two copies so I could send one to my principal friend.
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
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I really enjoyed reading this book, and I bought a second copy so I could send it to my friend who's a principal. This is a great book that really made me consider how we think about potential, how we can foster it, and why we should look for potential in each person.
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James & Dominika
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good read
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024
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I knew several of the concepts but there were definitely some areas that were useful to read and great takeaways.
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Lori W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2024
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Inspiring book to read.
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Victoria Minatto
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing
Reviewed in Brazil on January 22, 2024
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another excelente book by Adam. I loved the personal approach to wringing and the touch of his own stories. I was SO sad when it was over. waiting for the next one!!
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Andrei Birca
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2024
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Good book, fast service
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Berthet Jonathan
2.0 out of 5 stars Vulgarisation book and not revolutionary
Reviewed in France on August 28, 2024
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The book provides science-backed elements and will help people who look for basic content.
The first quarter of the book can be summarised by the idiom “get out of your confort zone to grow”. The rest is a mix of ideas for which you have 1 sentence of content which is nothing new in the field for 10 of life exemples. I don’t understand such a hype for this book.
If you are interested in a really good (and accessible) book related to performance and mindset I recommend “Peak: secrets from the new science of expertise” dated in 2016. It will be a much better choice.
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Karianne Ellekrans
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye-opening and applicable across the board
Reviewed in Sweden on July 8, 2024
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Just read it, enjoy and learn!
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