Adam Grant

When people are depending on us, we end up finding strength we didn't know we had.

When making decisions about people, stop confusing experience with evidence. Just as owning a car doesn't make you an expert on engines, having a brain doesn't mean you understand psychology.

Takers believe in a zero-sum world, and they end up creating one where bosses, colleagues and clients don't trust them. Givers build deeper and broader relationships - people are rooting for them instead of gunning for them.

One of the signs of a bad coworker is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships.

Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths.

From a relationship perspective, givers build deeper and broader connections.

If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my responsibility as a citizen - like paying taxes, only less soul crushing.

I love discovering compelling new ideas and doing what I can to help spread the word about them.

If you want your children to bring original ideas into the world, you need to let them pursue their passions, not yours.

It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.

In life, there's no such thing as an unmitigated good.

We all have thoughts and feelings that we believe are fundamental to our lives but that are better left unspoken.