Quotes by Adam Grant

“But we are not thinking about those things right now. We just want to focus on getting better every single day. We want to play loose, hard and smart in the regional tournament.”

“Its best to try and get it when the rivers coming down a bit. When its warm enough for the fish to move but not warm enough for the snow to melt, the fishing can be fantastic.”

“The main principles for trout fishing are food and cover. If fish can get under the (ice) shelf and feel protected, they will eat more aggressively.”

“This is a great pattern because you can dead drift a hot head leech, and toward the end of the cast, you can throw it on a swing. The fish will take it both ways because leeches tumble down the river and swim. It gives you a long drift.”

“These flies hatch in the early spring and late fall. Its a dry fly that is usually fished pretty small. Theyre really beautiful bugs.”

“A scud is another one of my other winter flies. On the Reef it is the fly.”

“To be honest, sometimes a rock worm feels like cheating because its fishing a worm. It is a fantastic pattern that Ive done really well on this winter.”

“Last year, when I got that stress fracture and I was out for a while, I got really down on myself. My attitude became horrible. It wasnt a good time for me, and I wasnt good for the team.”

By looking on the bright side, well activate enthusiasm and turn on the go system.

Reasoning does create a paradox: it leads both to more rule following and more rebelliousness. By explaining moral principles, parents encourage their children to comply voluntarily with rules that align with important values and to question rules that don’t. Good explanations enable children to develop a code of ethics that often coincides with societal expectations; when they don’t square up, children rely on the internal compass of values rather than the external compass of rules.

Originality brings more bumps in the road, yet it leaves us with more happiness and a greater sense of meaning.

Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new

Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new.

Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new. The gifted learn to play magnificent Mozart melodies and beautiful Beethoven symphonies, but never compose their own original scores.

Having a sense of security in one realm gives us the freedom to be original in another. By covering our bases financially, we escape the pressure to publish half-baked books, sell shoddy art, or launch untested businesses. When

Convictions in our ideas is dangerous not only because it leaves us vulnerable to false positives, but also because it stops us from generating the requisite variety to reach our creative potential.

As Chris Granger, executive vice president at the NBA, explains, Talented people are attracted to those who care about them. When you help someone get promoted out of your team, its a short-term loss, but its a clear long-term gain. Its easier to attract people, because word gets around that your philosophy is to help people.

An employee made a mistake that cost the company $10 million, he walked into the office of Tom Watson, the C.E.O., expecting to get fired. “Fire you?” Mr. Watson asked. “I just spent $10 million educating you.

Rather than looking outward in an attempt to predict the outcome, you turn inward to your identity. You base the decision on who you are--or who you want to be.

Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if its not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but well come to trust and respect them more.