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Emotions

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Acting confident will help you become confident. Confidence is also important because, like all emotions, it is contagious and will spread to followers.

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Developing the fine art of indifference and emotional detachment is part of becoming a boss with grit.

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The best bosses battle unnecessary intricacy, serving as simplicity police who relentlessly reduce the emotional and cognitive effort required for turning knowledge into action.

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Predictability helps people know when to relax versus when dread and vigilance are warranted – which protects them from the emotional and physical exhaustion…

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…the best bosses master the fine art of emotional detachment. They learn to forgive people who lash out at them, especially those hurt by their dirty work.

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Emotions are remarkably contagious. When people are surrounded by jerks, they usually mimic such behavior and don’t realize they are doing so.

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…learn the fine art of emotional detachment and indifference – don’t let their poison touch your soul.

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One of the key findings of prospect theory is loss aversion, recognizing that the emotional impact of a loss is greater than the corresponding impact of an equivalent gain.

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…when we set out to make our own happiness, we’re focused on activity that generates intrinsic rewards – the positive emotions, personal strengths, and social connections that we build…

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When we’re energized by failure, we develop emotional stamina. And emotional stamina makes it possible for us to hang in longer, to do much harder work, and to tackle more complex challenges.

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