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Seeking new business is the least favorite part of business for many people, so it is all too easy to delay such activities. But if you hope to get out of a slump, this is the only path.
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067 |
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…corporate reality [is] that in every organization, there are people, acts, and activities that exercise a disproportionate influence on performance.
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151 |
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Many professionals work on pet projects or outside professional activities that, over time, take on a life of their own.
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102 |
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Humans don’t merely find ways to act unnaturally. They find ways to enjoy activities that aren’t inherently enjoyable.
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081 |
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…rewarding people for engaging in an activity that is already satisfying may work against you.
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219 |
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It is the mark of effortful activities that they interfere with each other, which is why it is difficult or impossible to conduct several at once.
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023 |
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Our emotional state is largely determined by what we attend to, and we are normally focused on our current activity and immediate environment.
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394 |
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Regardless of how practical an activity shopping seems to be, feelings always come first, and good is always better than bad.
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170 |
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…boredom can motivate us by signaling that a more rewarding activity might exist.
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062 |
