2024-12-25
1 小时 2 分钟Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm head of Programming Conor Boyle.
We're looking back at some of our favorite books of the year in our 12 books of Christmas.
Today's episode is with author and psychologist Adam Grant.
Grant joined us alongside columnist Tim Harford to discuss the science behind achieving success in work and in life.
Themes from his book, Hidden the Science of Achieving Greater Things.
Let's go to the episode now.
Well, thank you very much.
Thank you, Connor.
Thank you, everybody, for coming on such a miserable, miserable, cold evening.
It's really.
Well, we can all huddle together for warmth like penguins, and we'll be fine.
I'm Tim Harford.
As you heard, it is my pleasure to introduce Adam Grant.
And what can I say about Adam?
I mean, he's one of the most exciting and most readable thinkers in the world today.
He's also a man who once had hidden potential, was a competitive diver who was afraid of heights.
When he was admitted to university, he was asked to take a writing test, and his writing was so disastrous, he.
He was told that he needed remedial lessons to improve it.
Now, of course, he's an enormous success.