Unlocking Hidden Potential with Malcolm Gladwell

Worklife with Adam Grant

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4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Malcolm Gladwell hosts a rollicking live discussion about Adam's new book, "Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things," which is out today. They explore why we overemphasize innate talent, how Adam grappled with impostor syndrome as a writer and perfectionism as an athlete, and how to chart a path toward achieving greater things. They also discuss the evidence on affirmative action — and riff on topics ranging from humility to psychoanalysis to whether Lions or Bills fans suffer more.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Adam Grant, host of the Ted Podcast Worklife.
0:10.6	This season, we work with our sponsor, Destination Canada, to share amazing stories from leaders
0:15.3	in Canada.
0:16.7	Stay tuned for a story about Cohen, a gifted storyteller dedicated to preserving cultural
0:21.7	legacies.
0:31.7	It's for anyone who's ever felt underqualified or underestimated.
0:36.7	To celebrate it, I have something special for you.
0:39.2	A live show I recorded last night with Malcolm Gladwell in New York City.
0:50.1	Thank you.
0:51.1	Thank you all for coming.
0:52.1	Adam, thank you for coming to New York.
0:55.7	You know, we have done this many times.
0:58.6	We have, and it's usually on my turf, not yours.
1:01.7	This is what I was about to say.
1:02.7	I was going to ask you, what is different this time round?
1:05.8	And you, that's exactly right.
1:07.5	You have finally come to my house.
1:09.8	And I was reflecting on this, and I was wondering, what kind of an idiot am I that I have
1:16.8	agreed to go to your turf like seven times in a row before demanding that we return the
1:21.6	favor.
1:22.6	This is like a, you know, in basketball.
1:24.3	This is like someone's seating, you know, home territory and saying, oh, let's just
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