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“Hidden Potential by Adam Grant” An actionable guide to elevate ourselves and achieve greater things, nurturing the ability to learn and instill character traits to unearth our hidden potential. A must-read and I would highly recommend. 10 lessons from the book 🧵 1) Build Character Skills: Character is often confused with personality, but they're not the same. Personality is your basic instincts for how to think, feel, and act. Character is your capacity to prioritize your values over your instincts. 2) Become a creature of discomfort: It takes three kinds of courage - to abandon your tried-and-true methods, - to put yourself in the ring before you feel ready, and - to make more mistakes than others make attempts. 3) Become A Sponge: Improving depends not on the quantity of information you seek out, but the quality of information you take in. Growth is less about how hard you work than how well you learn. Ask for advice, not feedback. Figure out which sources to trust. 4) Strive for excellence, not perfection: Progress comes from maintaining high standards, not eliminating every flaw. 5) Set up Scaffolding to overcome Obstacles: Every challenge requires its own support. The support you need isn't permanent - it's a temporary structure that gives a foothold or a lift so you can keep climbing on your own. 6) Be proactive about rest and recovery: Relaxing is not a waste of time - it's an investment in well-being. Taking time off helps to sustain harmonious passion, unlock fresh ideas, and deepen learning. 7) Take the roundabout path to progress: - when you're stuck, back up to move forward. - find a compass - seek multiple guides 8) Fly by your own bootstraps: Bootstrapping is using your own existing resources to pull yourself out of a sticky situation. - teach what you want to learn. - harness both high and low expectations as motivation. - it's more motivating to be a giver than a receiver. 9) Redefine success: The most meaningful form of performance is progress. The ultimate mark of potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but the distance you've traveled - and helped others travel. 10) Build Systems of Opportunity: Create systems that invest in and create opportunities for all. Instead of only looking for geniuses where we expect to find them, we can reach humanity's greatest potential by cultivating the genius in everyone. Follow Abmer and Books For more