Adam Grant

Adam M. Grant (born August 13, 1981) is an American popular science author, and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology.

Think like a scientist: treat your opinions as hypotheses and decisions as experiments.

Compassion is an instinct—we don't have to learn it. We need to stop unlearning it.

Quotes

• I don’t think there’s any skill more critical for success than resilience...I think about resilience as the speed and strength of your response to adversity.
  • Quoted in "Why Wharton’s No. 1 professor recommends keeping a resume of your failures" CNBC News May 18, 2017

• Generosity is not a loan to repay or a debt to settle. It's a gift to appreciate. You reciprocate a favor by paying it back. You honor an act of kindness by paying it forward.
  • Post on Twitter/X, September 28, 2021.

• Young kids have wider circles of concern than adults. Adults expect people to enjoy the misfortune of groups they dislike. But 3-5-year-olds expect people to care about everyone's suffering. Compassion is an instinct—we don't have to learn it. We need to stop unlearning it.
  • Post on Twitter/X, November 14, 2023.

• Think like a scientist: treat your opinions as hypotheses and decisions as experiments.
  • Post on Twitter/X, December 9, 2023.

• Embrace confident humility: argue like you’re right, listen like you’re wrong.
  • Post on Twitter/X, December 9, 2023.

• Time doesn't heal psychological wounds. Perspective does...Time creates distance. Reflection offers wisdom.
  • Post on Twitter/X, December 15, 2023.