• Reflecting on how your goals, values, and habits are shifting to avoid getting stuck
• Considering alternative paths and staying open to change
• Modeling confident humility by engaging critics and making yourself stronger

Why are humans so slow to react to looming crises, like a forewarned pandemic or a warming planet? It's because we're reluctant to rethink, say organizational psychologist Adam Grant. From a near-disastrous hike on Panama's highest mountain to courageously joining his high school's diving team, Grant borrows examples from his own life to illustrate how tunnel vision around our goals, habits and identities can find us stuck on a narrow path. Drawing on his research, he shares counterintuitive insights on how to broaden your focus and remain open to opportunities for rethinking. (If you think you know something about frogs, watch until the end and get ready to think again.)

Adam hosts the TED Audio Collective podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant -- a show that takes you inside the minds of some of the world's most unusual professionals to discover the keys to a better work life. Listen to WorkLife with Adam Grant wherever you get your podcasts.

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A routine to help you develop a growth mindset and effectively incorporate feedback into your personal and professional growth. This routine includes practices for seeking advice, taking criticism constructively, and using feedback as a learning opportunity.

Dr. Adam Grant and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the importance of constructive feedback, diving into the psychological and practical nuances of receiving, processing, and acting on feedback in order to perform better and grow.

Dr. Adam Grant is a professor of organizational psychology at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an expert in the science and practical steps for increasing motivation, maximizing and reaching our potential, and understanding how individuals and groups can best flourish. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.