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ReThinking: How you can do more for others with Rutger Bregman

ReThinking: How you can do more for others with Rutger Bregman

Update: 2025-08-262
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What are you doing to make the world around you better? Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and the author of the new book Moral Ambition. He joins Adam live in the Authors@Wharton series to discuss how to stop capable people from wasting their talents, lessons from great moral pioneers, and what it means to be a good person. They also consider how parents can encourage moral ambition in kids, debate the difference between cowardice and helplessness, and share actions you can take to make a difference.


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Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant | LinkedIn: @adammgrant | Website: adamgrant.net/)

Guest: Rutger Bregman (Instagram: @rutgerbregman | Website: https://rutgerbregman.com/


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Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference


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ReThinking: How you can do more for others with Rutger Bregman

ReThinking: How you can do more for others with Rutger Bregman