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Adam Grant Part 1
Episode 333
Vocabulary
languish (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to feel weak, unhappy, or without energy for a long time
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “When you can recognize you're languishing, you can then begin to manage it and say, ‘Okay, I need to pay closer attention to what energizes me.’””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “After months without a clear goal, he began to languish at work.””
goodwill (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: friendly feelings and a desire to help someone
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “It's one thing for you to know them. It's another thing for you to actually have earned their goodwill.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “The manager earned the team’s goodwill by listening to their concerns.””
cardinal (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: very important and basic
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “I think most people believe that good listening is about talking less, and I think that is a cardinal error.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “If you ignore this cardinal rule, the project may quickly fail.””
off script (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: not following the planned words or actions
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “But I think the starting point is to get people off script and not say, ‘What do you do?’ if you just meet a stranger, but instead ask them, ‘What do you love to do?’””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Our teacher sometimes goes off script to discuss students’ questions.””