When we see natural talent, we're blown away by it. But we often fail to realize that greatness is not innate, it's built through years of practice. For example, watching Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches might make us feel inferior, but what we don't see is the decades of deliberate practice he put in to become so skilled. We tend to admire people at their peak without considering the journey they took to get there.
Malcolm Gladwell hosts a rollicking live discussion about Adam Grant’s new book, “Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things,” which is available now. They explore why we overemphasize innate talent, how Adam grappled with impostor syndrome as a writer and perfectionism as an athlete, and how to chart a path toward achieving greater things. They also discuss the evidence on affirmative action — and riff on topics ranging from humility to psychoanalysis to whether Lions or Bills fans suffer more.
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