Chappell Alex
Professor Elizabeth Jernigan
GBA 171
5 September 2016
Personal Thoughts on “Originals”
While reading Dr. Adam Grant’s “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World,” I
was inspired to take a step back and reflect on how this piece of literature applies to my life.
Grant writes about many examples, or case studies, showing how being different, or going
against the grain, can give you an edge in life. His focus is purely on helping people see the
world a different way, and how that can better their businesses or ideas.
The very first case study that Grant introduced was the story of Warby Parker, an online
