Adam Grant

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and the youngest professor to earn tenure at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His books — Think Again, Give and Take, Originals — explore how we think, collaborate, and innovate, combining rigorous research with engaging stories.

Grant argues that the ability to rethink and unlearn is more valuable than raw intelligence. He teaches that the best thinkers operate like scientists: they form hypotheses, test them, and change their minds when the data demands it.

Livros

Think Again
Give and Take
Originals
Hidden Potential

Citacoes

“If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.”

“Thinking like a scientist means searching for reasons why we might be wrong — not for reasons why we must be right.”

“Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back.”

Principios

Think Again

The hallmark of intelligence is the willingness to change your mind.

Grant proposes that we operate like scientists: forming hypotheses, testing them, and revising our views based on what we learn. When you're wrong, it's not cause for sadness — it's a discovery.

Thinking

Give and Take

Strategic generosity is the most sustainable form of success.

In Give and Take, Grant shows that "givers" — people who contribute without expecting immediate return — tend to occupy both the top and the bottom of the success ladder. The difference lies in giving with healthy boundaries.

Relationships Action

Originals

Original people act despite fear, not without it.

Being original doesn't require supernatural boldness. Grant shows that successful innovators often feel just as much fear as everyone else — but they act anyway, and generate many ideas to find the few that work.