Adam Grant ✓

@AdamMGrant · Philadelphia, USA · joined 04 Jan 2013

Organizational psychologist @Wharton. #1 NYT bestsellers: THINK AGAIN, HIDDEN POTENTIAL. Podcast: Re:Thinking. Former diver and magician.

871 735Followers

938Following

5 196Posts total

4.9MViews on collected posts

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Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant22 Sep

@AdamMGrant And women sons? Or does nobody ever consider them? 160 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant22 Sep

@AdamMGrant Fairness shouldn’t depend on who we have at home. We should treat people with equal respect and opportunity because it’s right—not because we have a daughter who makes the issue personal. 153 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant22 Sep

@AdamMGrant This happened to me. I always believed women deserved the same opportunities, but having daughters made me look at the workplace differently. Questions like “Do women have the same opportunities as men here?” stopped feeling theoretical. 515 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant22 Sep

When men have daughters, they become more supportive of women. Data on every worker in Denmark over 25 years: After male bosses welcome their first daughter, they're 2.9% more likely to hire qualified women—and pay them 4.4% more—without any cost to firm performance. But we htt

40.8K views · 749 likes · 180 reposts · 28 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant12 Sep

Don’t follow your passion. Follow your talent and find your purpose. 153.4K views · 3K likes · 407 reposts · 119 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant12 Sep

Listening carefully doesn't just avoid misunderstandings. It also bolsters bonds during arguments. 5 studies: Even if people don’t find common ground, when they feel heard, they leave feeling more connected, capable, and optimistic. Agreement is not a prerequisite for respect.

31.9K views · 457 likes · 99 reposts · 27 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant10 Sep

Loyalty is not about giving people unwavering approval. It’s about consistently supporting their growth. Bad friends make excuses and enable bad choices. Good friends face reality and help each other make better choices. True allegiance is holding each other to high standards. 36.8K views · 715 likes · 162 reposts · 31 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant5 Sep

Generosity is not about fulfilling every request. It’s about giving what we can. Evidence: People appreciate receiving partial help more than we realize. Regardless of the result, they value the gesture of care. Kindness is defined by the effort, not only the impact. https://t.

47.1K views · 630 likes · 150 reposts · 22 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant4 Sep

Dear managers: Stop penalizing people for taking short breaks. Data: Although pausing to stretch, chat, or browse boosts performance, many bosses view it as a sign of poor work ethic. Taking a respite doesn't compromise effort. It resets attention and recharges energy. https:// 11.5K views · 144 likes · 29 reposts · 16 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant31 Aug

@AdamMGrant Most meaningful contributions have relatively little economic value (teaching, physician, builder, etc.) are you suggesting to that only fans modeling and tech monopoly jobs are more meaningful contributions? Surely not? 405 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant31 Aug

@AdamMGrant Hobbies exist for you, careers exist for someone else's problem, confusing the two is how "follow your passion" ends in debt. 480 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant31 Aug

@AdamMGrant Sometimes it can be both. For years my passion was creating podcasts and videos about tech, but it was always a hobby to my full-time job Last year the business grew enough where it can now be my "job." The activity I enjoy most is now my career, & I feel purpose hel 713 views · 10 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant31 Aug

The activity you enjoy most is not your calling. It's your hobby. Careers aren't built solely on passion—they depend on making a meaningful contribution. Doing what you love is a luxury. Finding a purpose is a necessity. 65.8K views · 1.5K likes · 235 reposts · 83 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant28 Aug

AI struggles to make creative leaps. Large language models are trained on data from the past. Original thinking involves recognizing novel patterns in the future. Long live human ingenuity. https://t.co/qSmapWdaPs

53.2K views · 717 likes · 144 reposts · 72 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant26 Aug

In the long run, the best way to curb cheating isn't proctoring essays and oral exams. It's developing a moral compass. The heart of integrity is recognizing that the ends don’t justify the means. What we achieve defines our success. How we achieve it determines our character. 43.2K views · 402 likes · 86 reposts · 23 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant21 Aug

@AdamMGrant @marissashandell Feeling guilty about rest is a quiet form of self-poison. Leisure isn’t wasted time, it’s what allows joy and rejuvenation to actually happen. 🌿https://t.co/yRpsOB8wJV 125 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant20 Aug

@AdamMGrant @marissashandell I actually wrote a paper on gamification on how to incorporate fun and work. 460 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant20 Aug

@AdamMGrant @marissashandell Also necessary in order to be productive (i.e. not half-dead) when you are working. 584 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant20 Aug

We squander too much of our free time feeling guilty that we’re not working. In 1 of every 7 moments of fun and relaxation, people feel bad that they're not being “productive”—robbing themselves of joy and rejuvenation. Leisure is not a bug. It’s a feature of a good life. https 53.9K views · 826 likes · 144 reposts · 28 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant27 Apr

Guilt is a socially cultivated emotion – a poison directed at yourself. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/lYww53hmu3 21.4K views · 1.9K likes · 645 reposts · 100 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant23 May 2024

@AdamMGrant Fire has a similar effect (provided it isn't burning your house down, obv) https://t.co/EhU0GF265K 11.7K views · 73 likes · 13 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant23 May 2024

@AdamMGrant give me a beautiful lakeside or oceanside view of water any day! yet in the article cited, these physiological effects are not only transient, they seem quite small (please see Figs 2, 6, 7a for BP and HR): https://t.co/OPafRPIA0k 22.3K views · 53 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant23 May 2024

@AdamMGrant Walking next to lake Geneva on a regular basis is such a beautiful experience. I never get tired of the view — or the peace it brings. Thanks for the evidence, @AdamMGrant! https://t.co/jtOI94dDX0 10.3K views · 81 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant23 May 2024

The best place to relax is near water. After just 2 minutes of viewing water outdoors, blood pressure and heart rate drop. It's more calming to look at a lake, pool, or stream than trees or grass. Beaches are popular for a reason. Wider bodies of water bring more tranquility. h 4.3M views · 24K likes · 4.5K reposts · 347 replies Open on X →

Adam Grant ✓@AdamMGrant1 Jan 2022

One of the clearest signs of learning is rethinking your assumptions and revising your opinions. 21 things I rethought in 2021: a thread... https://t.co/ne7usTyTFn

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Against accounts of the same size

19 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. ordinary reach for its size, stronger reaction than most.

Median views11 460this account5 983median for 100K–1M

Reach, %1.31%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %1.68%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	11 460	5 983	1.92×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.31%	1.49%	0.88×
Engagement rate	1.68%	0.93%	1.80×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

53.2K28 Aug

65.8K31 Aug

713

480

405

11.5K4 Sep

47.1K5 Sep

36.8K10 Sep

31.9K12 Sep

153.4K

40.8K22 Sep

515

153

160

Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.81%28 Aug

2.84%31 Aug

1.40%

0.83%

0.99%

1.68%4 Sep

1.72%5 Sep

2.46%10 Sep

1.85%12 Sep

2.34%

2.40%22 Sep

0.78%

1.31%

1.25%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.

What the audience does

Likes65.1%35 305 in total

Reposts12.5%6 785 in total

Replies1.7%904 in total

Quotes2.7%1 450 in total

Bookmarks18.0%9 761 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

23 Sep

Daily snapshots since 23 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

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