How Adam Grant uses data and intuition to make life decisions

Most of us assume data-driven people make data-driven decisions. Not quite. Adam Grant has built a career helping others think more clearly — but when it comes to his own career, the most important calls he’s made didn’t have clear data behind them. So how did he decide? In this first episode of WorkLife with Molly Graham, Adam joins Molly to talk about how he actually navigates uncertainty — the four questions he asks before committing to any big project, what he calls “deliberate then dive”, and how he measures success when the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Featured guest Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/

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How Adam Grant uses data and intuition to make life decisions is an episode from WorkLife with Adam Grant by TED.

This episode is 42:58 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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