The key to maintaining originality is to not just rush forward and say I figured it all out. Jeff Bezos and Larry Page both told me that one of their rules for decision-making is waiting until the last possible minute to finalize the decision. For those who want to challenge the status quo but might be fearful in doing so or might even work for an organization that doesn't necessarily articulate that as clearly, this could be a good place to start.
Adam Grant: Originals
Adam Grant, author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World*, helps us examine what the research says on how people create something new -- and how we can use those lessons in our own careers.
Procrastination is a vice for productivity, a virtue for creativity.
—Adam Grant
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