How to Read People, Build Trust & Choose Better Friends | Adam Grant | FO576 Raj Shamani
This episode is brought to you by Urban Platter. To know more, checkout: https://bit.ly/urban-platter-figuring-out Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-576 Guest Suggestion Form: https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47 Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video. Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners. (00:00) - Intro(03:28) - Why We’re So Bad at Judging People’s Character (12:16) - How to Have Better Conversations and Build Deeper Connections(21:12) - Can You Create Chemistry? The Science of Building Connections(28:55) - Are Virtual Dates as Good as In-Person Dates?(32:32) - When Instant Chemistry Is a Red Flag(36:07) - What Your Role Models Reveal About Your Values(41:30) - Nature vs. Nurture: What Shapes Your Personality and Character?(50:41) - The Surprising Power of Reconnecting With Old Friends(1:01:02) - Why First Impressions Can Be Wrong(1:11:13) - What Makes Someone a True Friend?(1:12:34) - Can We Trust People We Don't Like?(1:23:18) - Can We Like People We Don't Trust?(1:30:44) - How to Handle Conflict Without Damaging Relationships(1:36:07) - The Ladder of Inference: How Assumptions Lead to Conflict(1:43:33) - Trust, Broken Promises & How Many Chances to Give Someone(1:48:16) - How to Make Friends, Overcome Loneliness & Build Community(1:56:41) - How Can an Introvert Become a Socially Magnetic Person?(2:01:08) - The Liking Gap: Why People Like You More Than You Think(2:05:34) - How to Vibe With People(2:06:59) - What's One Piece of Advice Nobody Should Follow?(2:08:19) - The Personal Cost of Becoming Adam Grant(2:12:08) - Feedback for Raj(2:14:33) - BTS(2:15:46) - Outro In today’s episode, we sit down with Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist & Bestselling Author — the Wharton professor who has spent his career studying how to make work not suck, and author of the new book Vibe. Follow Adam Grant here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/X: https://x.com/AdamMGrantLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant/