Adam Grant: 10 CRAZY Stats About Why Only 2% of the People Becomes Successful!
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00:00 Intro
02:16 Finding Happiness Meaning & Success
05:06 Redefining The Game & Changing The Rules About Success
07:36 Who Are More Successful, Givers Or Keepers?
10:41 Taking The Initiative: Great Ideas Need Execution
14:37 What Happens To Procrastinators?
21:53 Who Are The Originals Of Our Time?
22:38 What Are The Characteristics Of Originals
24:04 Why Child Geniuses Won't Become Adult Geniuses
25:25 Being A Perfectionist
27:28 The Importance Of Urgency
33:27 The Importance Of Leaning Into Difficulty
38:37 What Role Trauma Plays In Becoming Successful?
41:12 What Determines What Sibling Will Be More Successful?
48:41 What Makes A Risk Taker?
53:34 What Takes To Build A Great Team
57:54 What Happens To People When You Take Them Out Of Their Team Culture
01:01:49 How To Not Get Complacent If You're Successful
01:07:17 Disagreeing With Your Boss
01:11:25 What Science Says About Group Vs Individual Thinking
01:17:07 Unlocking Your Hidden Potential
01:27:43 Self Promotion Vs Idea Promotion
01:29:57 Think Like A Scientist
01:44:12 Last Guest Question
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Why is the unsubscribed number always stuck at 69%? 😏
What a great conversation and amazing insight. On a side note, GGMU 🙏
I’m subscribed but why do you think that less than 70% subscribe? The figure has not changed since I subscribed a few months ago !
Im looking for the poem that a guest (if it’s not Adam)?shared about “isn’t doing it"… ie: making a list is not doing it…announcing you’re going to do it is not doing it…Was it Adam or a different guest?
Thumbs up if you clicked this because you're a first born and wanted to feel validated by the video. 😅
😂 Hahaa... No.. I think humans study what already exists to unpack as much data?!😊🙏🏼
Yes! I'm sharing it with my sisters too 😂
Yeah that’s me 😂
I sent it to my siblings even before I watched 😂
Heck yeah !! 😂😂😂
Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life, 🙏🙏🙏
Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time
I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.
People should remember: poverty is not an accident, a coincidence or an inevitability. It is something which is manufactured by the ruling class.
yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too
Obviously these investment requires much cash and concentration to start?
As somebody who suffers from lots of imposter thoughts, I really appreciated the idea that if a handful or more people believe in you, we should believe them. I will try to remember that as much as possible going forward
What if nobody believes in you hahah
Man, I really Iike this guy. A psychologist and neuroscientist here. I will be reading his books from now on. Really enjoy content Ike this. Thank you Stephen. I love DOAC and I get so much out of your channel.
Didn’t we celebrate 4M subscribers two seconds ago? I blinked and we’ve hit 5M! So proud to be part of this family ❤ thank you for bringing incredible content every episode
The saying, 'you get what you ask for' works. He askes for the subscribers, and they listen and deliver.
Nice robot comment. 5 mil and only 250k views.
@@indochinaconnex4308 I hope you heal from whatever hurt you. There’s no need to be nasty. The video was released 12 days ago and has 250K views which is incredible because it will continue to reach audiences as the days and months go by. Thanks for the engagement, you’re helping the channel 🤩🤩🤩🤩
When he said “if you have techniques for making discomfort less uncomfortable or if you know how to get comfortable being uncomfortable” my mind went 🤯🤯🤯 OMG!!! Huge nugget of perspective!!
As the oldest of four, I've always felt like the "cowcatcher" of the family, the first to try and experience EVERYTHING, and to pass down to the others what I learned so they wouldn't make the same mistakes I made because I just didn't know going in.
I feel the same exact way as an older sibling 😅
As the youngest sibling I'm the one in this role
I finally feel seen. Damn. Too many mistakes but I’ve lived though😂😂 time to get serious
@@123shotassame, the eldest in mine follows others blindly, doesn't question... often stuck with quite bizarre way of thinking without backed rationales
@TheDiaryOfACEO Steven, there are so many famous/popular podcasters around but you are truly one of the best, if not the best I've come across. You allow your guests to speak without interrupting and ask intelligent questions at the right moment. Kudos and thanks for the great content. Really look forward to your podcasts.
The insights on procrastination were spot on! For entrepreneurs, it's crucial to break tasks into smaller steps and set specific deadlines for each. This approach reduces the overwhelm and makes it easier to start, which is often the hardest part.
Break tasks into smaller steps and set specific deadlines for each.
Break tasks into smaller steps and set specific deadlines for each.
Break tasks into smaller steps and set specific deadlines for each.
Plain and simple but oh so effective. I have set a reminder on my phone to remind me this every day . Thank you☺
Would like to know more about "only children" as an only child. A professor and a writer. I wrote my first book in 6 months, but have been writing my second novel over 14 years. A combination of trying to write a sequel and standalone book that does have significantly better writing, but because of several personal losses (my mother's death, a direct hit by Cat 5 hurricane, and trauma at work), has meant disruptions to the creative progress and a nasty case of writer's block has made it feel like a Herculean task. I am going to finish this book because it drives me nuts leaving something so important to me uncompleted, but the anxiety, fear of failure, and self doubt have to go. Nothing is perfect and I have to give myself grace to finish the novel.
Adam Grant has a resting smiley face. Love listening to him but looking at his face light up every time he cites his sources gives me even greater joy 😀
This channel was on 400,000 subs when I subscribed. Absolutely blew up. These conversations have helped me grow in so many ways as I know they will have in soooo many people. So I just wanted to say thank you to Steven and the DOAC team!! 💙🙌 x
Wow! How long ago was that?
This is basic benefits you’d get from high level networking. I’m glad you guys can benefit from it. See you in the other side of the tax bracket.🤝
I think when you’re describing moderate or effective procrastination, it’s really what I think of as a “brain break”. If you keep pushing at something when you’re stuck, or tired, you won’t make progress in a positive direction. But, if you give yourself a “brain break”, you come back to it with some “fresh-ness”.
1:06 Honesty is the highest expression of loyalty.
Criticize yourself out loud.
I’m an inventor. this guy really understands inventors and the process.
After listening to Adam's discussion on disagreeable givers, I had a moment of clarity realizing that I fall into that category. Despite my genuine care for others and my proactive nature in wanting to assist them, I often find myself labeled as negative when I take initiative to rectify injustices or make positive changes. This insight has been invaluable in helping me understand myself better, acknowledging the complexity of my character and motivations.
Thanks Adam!
Next week - how siblings outperform the first born .
Week after that - how only child’s are child prodigies ,
& the week after that how’s its really better to not be born at all .
The sibling competition spiral 😂 love my siblings so much
Another possible theory regarding birth order could be that younger children experience more authority with older siblings and parents and look to "rebel" a bit more. Fantastic talk!
100% true that most leaders are surrounded by “yes” people who never challenge them. I Love that Adam points this out and encourages challenge networks. Brilliant!! Fantastic interview!! 👏🏼👏🏼
Practice does not make perfect. Practice promotes learning. Perfect practice makes perfect. Perfect practice stunts growth and dissipates creativity.
I have never considered mulling over a problem as procrastination. In the sewing community, when we come to a point where we are stuck or the project isn’t come out the way we envisioned, we put the project in a corner somewhere and come back to it at some point in the future, often reimagined.
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Dreams are a huge help to me. I solve problems and conceive new ideas while I sleep. I find it saves time because I'm working and sleeping at the same time. The saved time gets used to implement ideas or to move ahead past where I was stuck.
I think risk taking can also be the result of being inexperienced and or younger, resulting in a kind of naive risk taking where you are unaware of the actual magnitude of the actual risk. Not knowing what you don't know.
Risk taking can also be a result of desperation. Not just being desperate, but also having the kind of temperament that is good at innovating and "thinking outside the box", by people who naturally have a non conventional way of
looking at a problem. A solution may seem to be riskier to others. because it's not familiar and not the conventional way of doing the thing.
Wow, I followed you right down that rabbit hole. Thanks for the fun!
Three important takeaways I often forget to live by:
1. Use skill power, not willpower: My gloss on this is that deferring gratification is more about developing skills to make doing the right things easier. For instance, engineer your environment to (a) add friction to starting time-wasting activities and (b) minimize distractions.
2. Know how good is good enough for the task at hand. Your time is limited and must be allocated across different projects. Where will additional effort or quality yield the highest long-term ROI? A perfectionist mindset is often a poor investment of time and effort.
3. Everyone has different life experiences and something to teach you if you're prepared to listen and learn.
Dear Stephen,
Before I discovered your channel, I had been thinking that CEOs must be inhumane, not necessarily because of their nature, but because you have to make so many difficult decisions that you become kind of desensitized. Also, power and money can spoil even the best people. You have, however, have shattered my illusions about that. You're always so compassionate and supporting, it's just a joy to see.
Thank you.
A very well rounded man. I need to find one of his books. I'm sure my husband would enjoy it.
I'm listening to this and I'm 21:20 mins into it, and can relate to ALL of it. From procrastination to using Google and questioning the status quo. Had to stop to write this so I can focus on the remainder of the talk.
Can’t speak highly enough about this episode, guest and relatable questions. Will be rewatching
25:46 Loved this episode with Adam Grant. The understanding of perfectionism was really helpful to me. If I hadn't addressed my real struggle with perfectionism, I wouldn't take the risks that I have in my career. Imperfection still brings me anxiety. It's hard wired and a continuous process.
Wow!! Really happy this conversation resonated with you. Thank you for sharing! Team DOAC 🙏
@TheDiaryOfACEO Adam did briefly mention survivorship bias a bit before talking about how surviving uncomfortable positions increases tolerance to discomfort. I wish he'd gone more into the way that the trauma for some does lead to heightened anxiety for risk taking because when a person lacks privilege they often can not afford risk. Adam only very briefly mentions the marshmallow study, and it seems important to expand more on aspects of privilege in relation to repeated trauma.
When you've experienced the bad things over and over, you might just try to cope by attempting to not end up back there, rather than pursuing your full potential, or you might lack the energy for pursuit. That seems like it could indicate some difference between trauma or even capital T Trauma, versus repeated capital T Trauma, which can cause changes in the brain and body that are permanent or more difficult to overcome. There's probably an unknown bell curve formula of amount of trauma combined with privilege that a person is able to have before the effects are more negative than positive.
I feel both motivated and dejected by this talk, because I recognize in myself the natural capacity for many of the qualities Adam points to in originals, but I started in poverty, never got out of poverty, and I've lost more than one job for too openly questioning authority because something they suggested didn't even make sense by their own purported morals and goals. At this point, I'm 31 years old and experiencing burnout so badly that my psychiatrist thinks I actually have undiagnosed autism, so I'm on a waitlist for testing, while the symptoms have already become fairly disabling from the toll of pushing myself for 31 years.
Elon Musk, who also exhibits obvious signs of autism, some of which correlate to Adam's concept of an original, never had to deal with poverty or an abusive mother with schizophrenia or any of the other numerous challenges in my life that I'm not going to waste space listing. Elon Musk is a rich man, and I'm a poor woman, who has experience with being disliked by the financially secure men above me. My own resilience leads me to the hope that I can get back in the game and do something satisfying in the future. 31 isn't too old to have some measure of success. However, the fact that I'm currently disabled by autism symptoms after I've fought my whole life for improving my situation makes me really pissed off at the roles repeated trauma and privilege do play in this, and I think that it's morally necessary to spread that information to the Elon Musks of the world.
Edit: I guess his focus is on analyzing the successes, so it makes sense that Adam wouldn't focus as much on the circumstances of "failures". It can just be frustrating to see things on the other side, knowing a large percentage of people will blame people like me for my own failure, because people without nuance believe that I either don't possess many of these qualities or that I have some innate flaw or made poor choices, and those things have led to my failure, making it entirely my own responsibility rather than a failure of larger society.
I’m a painter and have never believed in “creative blocks.” I’ve always incorporated what I called productive procrastination into my painting practice.
Do explain! ☺️
Would love to hear more about that process!
Omgggg yessss Adam Grant ❤❤❤ “You build your confidence by taking the leap 🙌 you become ready by putting yourself in situation that you don’t think you can excel at yet.” Huge fan of your books. I love how open you are about your experiences with diving and the kind of fear you’ve faced. Hearing about this from my hero gives me courage to have a bit more faith in myself to go outside of my comfort zone and try the things I’ve always said I wanted to do.
thanks for another great interview Steven!!
I got the most smiles in any of your episodes I've watched, and very much toward the end. Thank you!
I really loved this episode. I learned so much from the both of you. Just stumbled upon this podcast not so long ago and you share so many interesting people and topics work us! Thank you!
We don't have a deal, because your podcast can't get better, it's perfect!
I comment and like for the algorithm, so that more people listen this great conversation!!! I enjoyed it so much and learned so much! It was entertaining and light-hearted as well, with the jokes in between. Thank you Adam & Steven! 🙏
Incredible episode. Wanted to write down every other sentence ❤. Genuinely thought provoking! Thank you Steven and Adam!
This is an amazing interview ❤. Adam, Steven; thank you! I’m not even done listening and I had to stop to comment (@1:12).
I could write a few paragraphs on the learning. Going to have to listen again for sure 👍🏾.
I absolutely loved this episode.
I love Adam! He doesn't know it but man the impact he had on my view of self and society has been phenomenal ever since I read Originals. He's one of those people that you just want to absorb every single word they say!
Thank you, Steven and The DOAC team, for inviting him over! 💙
This was so interesting and thought provoking.🙏 for all you do.
this was soooo goooooood.
aware not a particularly detailed insight or feedback but that's all I felt as this ended! SO GOOD! THANK YOU!
Loved this interaction and sharing of knowledge. Thank you Alan and Steven.
Politician, preacher and prosecutor approach/scientist. Useful.
Adam grant is always my fave guest on every podcast 😂
perfect timing for listing to this.
Thanks so much for the amazing and logical advice 🙏
I had a much older brother and was determined to do more for myself than he did, eventhough he did well for himself. No matter what he did, I would work to do more. It can be good to be a younger child.
I tend to ignore the "big speakers" in meetings - exactly because of what you said! they just talk, often they sound like politicians and have little to no self reflection; and concerning promoting people I unintentionally ignore those, they don't appeal to me as team players, so they get "nothing" ;)
Yet another episode I'll be listening to again!
I have so much takeaways on this!! Love it.
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After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!
I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??
Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Claudia Vecchi Nese .
😱Sounds familiar, I have heard her name on several occasions.. and both her success stories in the wall Street journal!
The economic hardship, recession, unemployment and the loss of job caused by covid pandemic is enough to push people into financial ventures.
* I don't really blame people who panic. Lack of information can be a big hurdle. I've been making more than $21k passively by just investing through an advisor, and I don't have to do much work. Inflation or no inflation, my finances remain secure. So I really don't blame people who panic.
17:53 Yup, great stuff Adam!
Steven, thank you so much for having this conversation. I'm a relatively new entrepreneur looking to build a company in the TTRPG space that not only permits creatives to lead successful careers and elevate their level of professionalism, but that also subverts the hackneyed uncaring, rigid business model.
I love Adam Grant!! Great guest ❤
I can't execute every idea I have! But you've made me aware that I turn to find approval before moving forward.
Loved this podcast. Brilliant from start to finish
What a responsive answer to the last question! I never saw that coming either! Very...original.
It's again much about good old PARETO principle - on return on invested affects and on how much the specific topic or achievement matters at all, depending on context ofc.
PRESSURE is how you know your team is effective or not. Those who are about the ALL will adapt and find a way to win together. Those who are about themselves, will compete and create unnecessary conflicts to mitigate, wasting energy, resources, and valuable time to adapt.
Super episode! Rushing to get all of Adam’s books now, the content of this was so informative and interesting ❤
I like the fact that Adam Grant doesn’t hesitate to speak what is hard to hear to some people.
i can hear it with the volume low.
My three sons got scholarships. They had to maintain good grades to keep the scholarships. Graduated out of two of the best schools in my state. My father was one of eight siblings. All very smart.
Another great show. Thank you
To clarify - he is saying how aiming for full excellence is not always best - know when you are ready to stop & launch & progress…
I love this channel so much, thank you!
One of the most interesting guests ever. Thank you
Mega interesting. Some points that resonates:
The perceived tension between loyalty and honesty.
Brainstorming vs Brainwriting. Pairing people to promote anonymity.
Getting it right vs being right.
Knowing what you are bad at.
The importance of a Challenge Network.
Being a more agreeable disagreeable giver :).
And so forth. So many valuable thoughts.
Thank you.
So much to unpack here. Many thanks
Amen here, too, for the set of values
At the end, I immediately restarted this video and am already hearing concepts that I didn’t retain the first time. Thank you! You inspire me! Challenge me! Excite me! Thank you! On the journey to being a world class human!
Such a great episode!! Loved his insights and the research findings shared.
interesting as most of the episodes . Bravo Steve
Brilliant, thank you both.
love the message " true leaders are the ones who help others succeed". The videeo game story took me back to the days my boys played all the time and I thought they were becoming zombies!
Absolutely fascinating.
Thank you my Heir Host Adam for thy visitations unto tby Heir Host having sincere conversations =
This was one of my favorite interviews!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
What an amazing episode!!! Thank you!
Shouldn't have used an inaccurate statement about Ronaldo's game. One of the things the athlete is lauded for is how he raises the level of every team he has played at. Entire teams player at a higher level collectively when he joins them. This is well documented. You can be a focal point for the attack of a team and simultaneously elevate each and every attribute of the entire team when you are the type of athlete that he is.
This 2% number is entirely based on your definition of success! By my definition, good quality of life and relationships, most people are successful!!!
Mines is the number of lives you support and help. ❤ Thanks for sharing
For the brainstorming, when I was doing game jams I used a digital whiteboard and asked people to pick any corner and write down all ideas they could think of, and then we could discuss it later/the day after. It was relatively anonymous. It made even introverts get some space to present their ideas :D
I was the third born of three sons in the family. All that they said is true. BUT I believe that parents are obsessed with being the PERFECT parent and doing everything they could to focus on this kid. They wanted a second child, but had a difficult time getting and staying pregnant - so that kid was born 10 years after the first. BUT then - three years after the success of the second you hear the words - "What do you mean I'm pregnant ? ! ? !" The first two did scouts, swimming lessons, etc. The surprise baby had none of that. I don't feel cheated or not loved, but I had to forage for myself and make anything I had on my own. I don't thing they didn't want me, but quite frankly - I think after putting all that energy into the first two - they were exhausted and just over it by the time it came to be my turn. The oldest had a moderately successful life. The middle was a disaster that literally has always lived in a trailer part. And I've traveled the world, own two posh homes and owned a very successful business most of my adult life.
Great episode! Very insightful. I miss the business episodes though Steven. Please do one every so often.
Such a joy to listen to a) the intellectual expertise of someone like Adam. I know he teaches this stuff and writes books about it, which brings that fluency and depth of understanding that is beguiling. He is a true geek (a total compliment), a fellow introvert (yay) and someone who has and is making a significant contribution to our understanding of the human condition. And b) the annoying, yet also beguiling verbal reasoning skills of Stephen. I am not sure I have seen anyone truly listen so deeply and then come back with a counter comment so readily. Thanks both. It's slightly annoying to have given 1 hour and 46 minutes of heartbeats to this, but I'm so glad I did...
Thank you for very insightful episode!
Another banger episode where I wrote down so many inspiring and intriguing thoughts. Thank you guys :)
I always say I'm successful because I'm lucky, and the harder I work, the luckier I get.
Students shared "i" AM will say must be many "WHO AM I"? Even forgotten where time came from! For TIME WILL BRING IT'S COMMANDS GIVEN IN FRONT! Nevertheless will take time away! Is like can make all stop!!!! Time keep going! Time remind and comes with comfort! From Thee Grows!
Hello from sunny south of France ! I have not listen to the complete video yet but I stopped to remind any listener of the gratuit quote from the Host : "I've always wondered if my life is the poursuit of my potential or if my life is the creation of my potential". Sophie
Thank you!
rarely watch that is beyond an hour but I really liked this and finished! continue doing what yall are doing🎉
So far so good. Thank You for sharing these informations with us. It is fascinating.
This is definitely an itch I need to scratch! Loved this one ❤️
I knew it. Thank you
What a great duo. Wow
Great information n conversation, thank you so much gentleman ❤❤
A great episode; I hope I can remember all of the many lessons herein. If I were to offer some advice to Adam Grant, I would say "be confident!". He has amazing insights and should deliver them with confidence. He brings to mind Alex Pearson with the book "Curious, Creative, Connected". It's important to remember when an interaction requires logic, and when it requires empathy.
p.s. I am very jealous of his guns. A wise man once said "don't ask who you admire, ask who you envy". And I envy his biceps.
Omg that was so interesting and insightful for me, so many of the things I do and the way I look at and accomplish things that I have looked at as more negative character traits are because I am very much a creative and questioning. (how and why we do things that way and can we do it better!😮🤯 Maybe I should be less down on myself. I guess it comes from old school reports saying things like "he is a daydreamer" in a -ve way when it should have been seen as a +ve!! Omfg just shows how school experiences can mold a young mind to thinking they will never amount to anything when, if channeled correctly could have helped drive or propel me!) Well onwards and upwards! Thank you DOAC team for yet another amazing interview. ❤️⏳
Amazing original thinking Adam Grant. Thank you and thanks to the Diary of A CEO for delivering his amazing insights to us.
When you truly believe in something, you will go all out and do your best to achieve it.
You are great! I follow you of Brasil, I thankfull for understanding English so I can follow what you show here.