MYP 5 TED TALKS The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers

The surprising habits of original thinkers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbCHn6gE3U


Questions-
1.      What company was Adam Grant invited to invest in?
2.      Why didn’t he invest in the company?
3.      What are the characteristics of so called Originals?
4.      What things characterize Originals?
5.      What is a procrastinator?
6.      Where is the “sweet spot” for greater creativity?
7.      How creative are moderate procrastinators compared to the other 2 groups?
8.      Why might procrastination help creative thinking?
9.      What examples of famous people the speaker gives as procrastinators?
10.  Adam Grant states that Originals are ______________ to start and ___________ to finish.
11.  Regarding failure rates of start-ups, which group has lower rates?
12.  What companies came before Google was launched to the market?
13.  To be Original you don’t have to be first, you only need to be _____________ and ______________.
14.  According to Adam Grant, there are 2 kinds of doubt. Which are these?
15.  Which doubt paralyzes?
16.  Which doubt energizes?
17.  What do you understand as “doubt the default”?
18.  What is Vaju De? Give an example?
19.  Should you let go doubt?
20.  What are people’s biggest regrets?
21.  Why don’t people talk about their biggest ideas or suggestions? _______________ and ______________
22.  A Grant says that in order to be more original, people must ___________________.
23.  Originals succeed because they always come with good ideas? Yes or No.

24.  How can you motivate yourself to be Original?

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