Re:Thinking with Adam GrantWhy you should study yourself like a scientist! with Jim Collins | ReThinking
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- April 30, 2026
- Duration
- 34m
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- Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
When leadership researcher Jim Collins was choosing a career, he used an unusual method: he studied himself like a scientist. In this episode, Adam and Jim dive into the techniques for self-study and how self-comparison can be more effective than comparison to others. Jim shares takeaways from his investigation of people who have found their callings, and highlights how he’s learned to stop being disappointed by others. They also rethink the relationship between freedom and responsibility. Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow our podcasts! Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcasts Fixable: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixable How to Be a Better Human: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human ReThinking with Adam Grant: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant TED Talks Daily: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-talks-daily TED Business: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted_business TED Health: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-health TED Tech: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-tech The TED Audio Collective is a collection of podcasts for the curious. The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.
SPEAKERS
Jim Collins
guestBusiness author and researcher best known for writing "Good to Great" and studying what makes companies endure and succeed.
Adam Grant
hostOrganizational psychologist and bestselling author of "Think Again" who hosts the Re:Thinking podcast.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, featuring Jim Collins and Adam Grant, Why you should study yourself like a scientist! with Jim Collins | ReThinking explores study yourself like a scientist to discover enduring personal encodings Collins describes creating a “bug book” to record nonjudgmental, clinical observations about his behaviors and reactions, which helped him identify environments and tasks that genuinely energized him.
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