American - Author | August 13, 1981 -
Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
Adam Grant
WorkYourselfSpeakYouModesty
By admitting your inadequacies, you show that you're self-aware enough to know your areas for improvement - and secure enough to be open about them.
ImprovementEnoughYouKnowOpen
From a motivation perspective, helping others enriches the meaning and purpose of our own lives, showing us that our contributions matter and energizing us to work harder, longer, and smarter.
WorkPerspectivePurposeMotivation
Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
DecisionPeopleFeedbackOwnership
In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
EyesPeopleRealitySelflessGiving
When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer new customers.
BusinessTrustYouBackNewMore
Takers believe in a zero-sum world, and they end up creating one where bosses, colleagues and clients don't trust them. Givers build deeper and broader relationships - people are rooting for them instead of gunning for them.
TrustPeopleWorldColleaguesEnd
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
FutureMistakesMistakePeopleBlame
When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
MeWritingCuriosityEmotionTake
When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
GoodCharacterMyselfShadowThink
To get real diversity of thought, you need to find the people who genuinely hold different views and invite them into the conversation.
DiversityPeopleThoughtYouFind
Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.
TimeIdeasThinkUnexpectedYou
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