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Originals Summary in 15 minutes | Adam Grant

Best Book Summaries | Self-Help, Business & Nonfiction Books in Minutes – StoryShots

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Great originality requires surprisingly low risk. This book summary reveals why pioneers avoid bold gambles.

Originals by Adam Grant, the key ideas in 15 minutes. The 5-minute version is free to read or listen to: https://read.getstoryshots.com/originals

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📚 Topics: originality, creativity, non-conformity, innovation, risk management

⏱️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Who Is This For 1:37 The Fearless Genius Myth 2:49 Rejecting The Default Setting 4:07 Why Good Ideas Get Killed By Their Own Creators 5:23 The Quantity Paradox 7:04 Speak Up Without Getting Silenced 8:27 The Trap Of Sounding Too Sure Of Yourself 9:49 The Real Reason People Stay Silent 11:04 What Actually Separates Originals From Everyone Else 12:46 Implementation Guide 13:37 Review and Criticism

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