2024-10-13 - Grant - What Builds Resilience—and Where to Find Your Niche

What Builds Resilience—and Where to Find Your Niche

Metadata

• Author: Adam Grant
• Full Title: What Builds Resilience—and Where to Find Your Niche
• Category:articles
• Summary: Expertise now relies on synthesizing information rather than just knowing facts. Resilience in tough times is linked to hope for the future, not just mindfulness. Several recent discussions highlight the importance of finding your niche and understanding the impact of context and culture.
• URL: https://adamgrant.substack.com/p/what-builds-resilienceand-where-to

Highlights

• The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It’s how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition. It’s not enough to connect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots. (View Highlight)
• • Generosity is not just a sign of virtue—it’s a mark of intelligence. (View Highlight)
• In hard times, the best predictor of resilience is not mindfulness in the present—it’s hope for the future. (View Highlight)