Adam Grant

I'm grateful for my earbuds, right? Whereas you do it weekly and you've accumulated- You've got some shit. Yeah. You've got something worthwhile to really mark the moment. And I think with random acts of kindness, it's similar. You help one person a day and it feels like just a drop in the bucket. You make Thursday your generosity day and you say, I'm going to help five people that day.

I'm grateful for my earbuds, right? Whereas you do it weekly and you've accumulated- You've got some shit. Yeah. You've got something worthwhile to really mark the moment. And I think with random acts of kindness, it's similar. You help one person a day and it feels like just a drop in the bucket. You make Thursday your generosity day and you say, I'm going to help five people that day.

You really feel like you counted that day.

You really feel like you counted that day.

You really feel like you counted that day.

I just study this. I don't know. No, I think when I think about dealing with uncertainty around progress, I think the best thing you can do is you can get in touch with your past self. So I'll give you a personal example on this one. I remember I was getting ready to launch my second book. So we're going back almost a decade now. And a friend called and asked me what I was doing to celebrate.

I just study this. I don't know. No, I think when I think about dealing with uncertainty around progress, I think the best thing you can do is you can get in touch with your past self. So I'll give you a personal example on this one. I remember I was getting ready to launch my second book. So we're going back almost a decade now. And a friend called and asked me what I was doing to celebrate.

I just study this. I don't know. No, I think when I think about dealing with uncertainty around progress, I think the best thing you can do is you can get in touch with your past self. So I'll give you a personal example on this one. I remember I was getting ready to launch my second book. So we're going back almost a decade now. And a friend called and asked me what I was doing to celebrate.

And I said, nothing. And she said, why? I said, well, I'm an author. That's what we do. We write books. It's part of my routine. And she said, yeah, but it's not like you write a book every day. Publishing a book is a milestone. What are you doing to savor that? And I thought about it and I realized I had completely taken for granted the idea that I was just going to write a book every few years.

And I said, nothing. And she said, why? I said, well, I'm an author. That's what we do. We write books. It's part of my routine. And she said, yeah, but it's not like you write a book every day. Publishing a book is a milestone. What are you doing to savor that? And I thought about it and I realized I had completely taken for granted the idea that I was just going to write a book every few years.

And I said, nothing. And she said, why? I said, well, I'm an author. That's what we do. We write books. It's part of my routine. And she said, yeah, but it's not like you write a book every day. Publishing a book is a milestone. What are you doing to savor that? And I thought about it and I realized I had completely taken for granted the idea that I was just going to write a book every few years.

And I had no sense of whether my second book was better than my first book. I had no way to gauge whether I had improved in the areas I was trying to grow. And I realized that I had to do some mental time travel and think back to a younger, earlier version of myself.

And I had no sense of whether my second book was better than my first book. I had no way to gauge whether I had improved in the areas I was trying to grow. And I realized that I had to do some mental time travel and think back to a younger, earlier version of myself.

And I had no sense of whether my second book was better than my first book. I had no way to gauge whether I had improved in the areas I was trying to grow. And I realized that I had to do some mental time travel and think back to a younger, earlier version of myself.

So I went back five years earlier and I said, okay, if that version of me knew that I was going to publish one book, let alone two, that would have been nirvana. That would have been a career milestone. And also that version of me would have been really impressed with the progress I'd made in a couple areas that I thought I hadn't improved at all in the short term.

So I went back five years earlier and I said, okay, if that version of me knew that I was going to publish one book, let alone two, that would have been nirvana. That would have been a career milestone. And also that version of me would have been really impressed with the progress I'd made in a couple areas that I thought I hadn't improved at all in the short term.

So I went back five years earlier and I said, okay, if that version of me knew that I was going to publish one book, let alone two, that would have been nirvana. That would have been a career milestone. And also that version of me would have been really impressed with the progress I'd made in a couple areas that I thought I hadn't improved at all in the short term.

And I think that that that's one way of managing uncertainty, right. Is, is to say, okay, like if a younger version of me is proud of where I am right now, that is a sign that I've grown. Um, and if, if that earlier version of me, isn't proud of the progress that I've made, it might be time to change courses. Yeah. It's fascinating.

And I think that that that's one way of managing uncertainty, right. Is, is to say, okay, like if a younger version of me is proud of where I am right now, that is a sign that I've grown. Um, and if, if that earlier version of me, isn't proud of the progress that I've made, it might be time to change courses. Yeah. It's fascinating.

And I think that that that's one way of managing uncertainty, right. Is, is to say, okay, like if a younger version of me is proud of where I am right now, that is a sign that I've grown. Um, and if, if that earlier version of me, isn't proud of the progress that I've made, it might be time to change courses. Yeah. It's fascinating.