{"id":1166,"date":"2018-12-06T18:04:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T18:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2018-12-13T21:35:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:35:20","slug":"adam-grant-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/adam-grant-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychologist And Bestselling Author Adam Grant On Challenge Networks, Monthly Writing Experiments, And The Three Ideas To Write About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim To Fame: <\/strong>Adam Grant is the three-time <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/JAuc\">Give and Take<\/a><\/em>,<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/bEO444f\">Originals<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/TcIqApM\">Option B<\/a><\/em>, which have sold over a million copies and been translated into 35 languages.\u00a0Grant\u00a0has also been Wharton\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/almanac.upenn.edu\/volume-64-number-34#wharton-school-faculty-teaching-awards-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"https:\/\/almanac.upenn.edu\/volume-64-number-34#wharton-school-faculty-teaching-awards-2018\" data-type=\"external\">top-rated professor<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/almanac.upenn.edu\/volume-64-number-34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"https:\/\/almanac.upenn.edu\/volume-64-number-34\" data-type=\"external\">seven straight years<\/a>. He is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkers50.com\/biographies\/adam-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"http:\/\/thinkers50.com\/biographies\/adam-grant\/\" data-type=\"external\">10 most influential management thinkers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/money\/4503398\/fortune-40-under-40-money-heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"http:\/\/time.com\/money\/4503398\/fortune-40-under-40-money-heroes\/\" data-type=\"external\">Fortune&#8217;s 40 under 40<\/a>. And his TED talks on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_of_original_thinkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_of_original_thinkers\" data-type=\"external\">original thinkers\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_grant_are_you_a_giver_or_a_taker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"undefined noopener noreferrer\" data-content=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_grant_are_you_a_giver_or_a_taker\" data-type=\"external\">givers and takers<\/a>\u00a0have been viewed more than 12 million times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where To Find Adam:<\/strong>\u00a0His\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adamgrant.net\/\">Website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adam-Grant\/e\/B00ATUAAWE\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adammgrant\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adamgrant\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Praise For Adam: <em>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><em>Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his <\/em>wonderfully<em> new take on the world.&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gladwell\">Malcolm Gladwell<\/a>, five-time <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author including\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/QEkI\">The Tipping Point<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/kJUp\">Outliers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When do you like to write? Are you regimented about your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/\">writing routine<\/a>?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I like to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/famous-writers-morning-routines\/\">writing in the morning<\/a>: I\u2019m a lark and it\u2019s when my mind feels most focused and least cluttered. My habit is to write at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/word-count-goals\/\">1,000 words a day<\/a>. Once I\u2019ve finished a draft of an article or a chapter, I put it away for a month and then send it to my challenge network\u2014a core group of people I trust to tear my ideas and my writing apart. Then I revise. A lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>*To learn more about &#8220;challenge networks&#8221; and the art of taking feedback, check out Adam&#8217;s podcast episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/worklife_with_adam_grant_dear_billionaire_i_give_you_a_d_minus?language=en\">&#8220;How To Love Criticism&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you have any pre-writing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/pre-writing-rituals\/\">rituals<\/a> that help you get in the zone? Anything you do when the writing isn\u2019t coming easy?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After reading research on how we\u2019re more creative when we\u2019re less alert\u2014it frees us up for creative leaps\u2014I\u2019ve started doing more idea generation in the evenings. When I wake up, I have something to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Your background is in organizational psychology. How do you apply your research to your writing routine?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To borrow Vonnegut\u2019s language, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/632571-swoopers-write-a-story-quickly-higgledy-piggledy-crinkum-crankum-any-which-way\">be a swooper, not a basher<\/a>. If there\u2019s one thing psychology has taught me about writing, it\u2019s that drafting and editing are two distinct tasks. Drafting demands a curious mindset, with low attentional filters to let divergent ideas in. Editing requires an evaluative mindset, which is about raising your attentional filters to keep divergent thoughts out. I think it\u2019s wildly inefficient and ineffective to try to perfect every sentence as you write. Generate your ideas in one sitting, and revise them in a different window.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>With your expertise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/read\/ted-podcasts\/worklife\">workplace environments<\/a>, have you found commonalities that make up an ideal writing workplace?<\/h3>\n<p>I don\u2019t think there\u2019s such a thing as an ideal writing workplace, but one that\u2019s clearly not ideal is an open-plan office.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A big lesson from your research is that what separates the good from the great is a willingness to try new things. Writers often find the repetitiveness of a routine to be an ally, what would be your advice?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Run a writing experiment once a month, where you test out a new practice. One month you could shift the mode, talking instead of typing or fleshing out ideas with (gasp) a pen. Another month you could toy with timing: most writers believe they need a block of a few hours to make meaningful progress, but Bob Boice actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Professors-Writers-Self-Help-Productive-Scholarly-ebook\/dp\/B00WQA9HW4\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542170715&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=boice+professors+as+writers\"><span class=\"s2\">found<\/span><\/a> that you could train yourself to write productively in 15-minute intervals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Deciding on a great idea to write about can be the most challenging aspect for a writer. How do you come to the point of \u2018this is something I want to write about\u2019 as opposed to \u2018this is something I enjoy reading about\u2019?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Write about three kinds of ideas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">[1] The ones you can\u2019t stop talking about, since they\u2019re fascinating or fun or important enough to pull you into writing<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">[2] The ones where you have unique evidence or experience, since you have something original to say<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"s1\">[3] The ones you find yourself ranting about, since it will spare you the misery of having the same argument over and over<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All of your work is very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/i-research-3-new-york-times-bestselling-authors-spare-time\/\">research<\/a> intensive. What is your method for researching and organizing material you might want to use for your future writing?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I have yet to find a tool or technology that serves me better than a simple Word doc. I group the studies and stories I want to cover into themes, which eventually become book chapters. Then I use the time I\u2019ve freed up to laugh at my friends who waste hours in utterly beautiful, utterly useless mind mapping software.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writers have to be master prioritizers \u2014 juggling all sorts of projects and deadlines at the same time. That\u2019s certainly the case for you. Do you have any methods for managing tasks and time to stay productive and not let overwhelm sneak in?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you want to understand someone\u2019s productivity, don\u2019t ask them\u2014ask their collaborators and careful observers. Thankfully, I\u2019ve had two thoughtful writers dig into my habits. See <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/31\/magazine\/is-giving-the-secret-to-getting-ahead.html\"><span class=\"s2\">Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?<\/span><\/a><\/em> by Susan Dominus and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted\/dp\/1455586692?tag=writingroutines-20\"><span class=\"s2\">Deep Work<\/span><\/a><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/cal-newport\/\">Cal Newport<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What are the best pieces of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/expert-advice-to-aspring-writers\/\">writing advice<\/a> that you\u2019ve ever received or read?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From Hemingway: don\u2019t stop writing at the natural end of a chapter or even a paragraph. Stop in mid-sentence. When you come back to it, you can pick up where you left off\u2014and you\u2019ve usually done some incubation along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What writers and\/or books do you consider gold standards?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In my genre of big ideas about work and psychology, I\u2019m partial to <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/wiNq\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>Moonwalking with Einstein<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>by Joshua Foer, <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/WAiusQ\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>Quiet<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>by Susan Cain, and <a href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/o0iRHp\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>A Whole New Mind<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>by Dan Pink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">____________<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-ccd1\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--h3 m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--leading\">Ready to create a writing routine of your\u00a0own?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-9a9e\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--h3\">Sign up now and receive our free guide\u00a0<em>\u201c<a class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--anchor m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1514038873687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5yl1byOuXmZDdLI8muC9FJDeFvg\"><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-strong\">12 Essential Writing Routines To Help You To Craft Your Own<\/span><\/a><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-strong\">.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"m_-8554750413077525544e4c2\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--p\">Learn from the routines of superstar authors\u00a0<em class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--em m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--p-em\">Stephen King, Gertrude Stein, John Grisham, Ernest Hemingway, Neil Gaiman, and many more.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"m_-8554750413077525544e2d7\" class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--h4 m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf-after--p m_-8554750413077525544gmail-graf--trailing\"><a class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--anchor m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--h4-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.writingroutines.com\/subscribe\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1514038873687000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5yl1byOuXmZDdLI8muC9FJDeFvg\"><span class=\"m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--strong m_-8554750413077525544gmail-markup--h4-strong\">Get the free guide\u00a0here!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who:\u00a0Adam Grant Claim To Fame: Adam Grant is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B, which have sold over a million copies and been translated into 35 languages.\u00a0Grant\u00a0has also been Wharton\u2019s\u00a0top-rated professor\u00a0for\u00a0seven straight years. 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