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The problem with setting goals, with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho

WorkLife with Adam Grant

CHAPTER

A Tree Cannot Become a Seed, but a Seed Can Not Be a Seed to Share

Basketball was invented as a tackle sport. If that's how basketball grew up, wouldn't you be making the same argument that basketball could not live without tackling? That's why I love talking to you. Let me answer you by simply saying a tree cannot become a seed, but a seed can become a tree to share. We're creating a different sport, essentially. Nothing can evolve and we would not want to see a butterfly go back into the cocoon.

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