Hey everybody, I've been thinking about 'pronoia,' a term I came across in a TED talk by Adam Grant on givers and takers. Pronoia — the positive counterpart of paranoia — is the belief that the entire universe is acting in a conspiracy for your well-being. This word was coined in the 1980s and did not come into the mainstream until Adam Grant talked about it. In his words, pronoia is "the irrepressible fear that other people are out to help you" (and not 'to get you.')
Pronoia V Paranoia
Pronoia V Paranoia
Pronoia V Paranoia
Hey everybody, I've been thinking about 'pronoia,' a term I came across in a TED talk by Adam Grant on givers and takers. Pronoia — the positive counterpart of paranoia — is the belief that the entire universe is acting in a conspiracy for your well-being. This word was coined in the 1980s and did not come into the mainstream until Adam Grant talked about it. In his words, pronoia is "the irrepressible fear that other people are out to help you" (and not 'to get you.')