Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Epilogue

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Tools

Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential argue for the importance of character skills over cognitive skills? Provide specific examples from the book to support your analysis.

Discuss the concept of a growth mindset as presented in Hidden Potential. Write a think piece on how adopting a growth mindset could influence you and/or your team on a specific aim or project.

Analyze the examples that Hidden Potential uses to illustrate that overcoming adversity can reveal hidden potential. Why do you think Grant chose these specific examples?