Giving as a Path to Success

Drake Weissman
Jul 29 · 5 min read

Our interactions with other people are essential in our careers and personal lives. And when we interact with others we get to decide how much value we want to distribute. Do we want to maximize the value we claim for ourselves or do we want to offer value to others? In Give and Take, Adam Grant categorizes people into three categories based on their interaction styles:

  1. Givers — These people seek to tilt reciprocity in the direction of other people
  2. Takers — These people seek to gain more value than they give
  3. Matchers — These…

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