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When [kids] see work as what they do rather than who they are, they become more open to exploring different possibilities.
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230 |
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Whether or not we have the opportunity or appetite for major changes in our lives, it’s still possible to make smaller adjustments that breathe new meaning into our days.
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242 |
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…when everyone wants to be a CEO and has good reason to think it’s possible, the conflict can become overwhelming.
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141 |
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Since judgment hinders imagination, separate the creative act from the critical one; separate the process of thinking up possible decisions from the process of selecting among them. Invent first, decide later.
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62 |
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Even apart from a shared interest in averting joint loss, there almost always exists the possibility of joint gain.
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72 |
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The great art lies in being open-minded enough to see faint possibilities at first, and then being methodical enough to keep coming back for more impressions, until the full picture is clear.
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163 |
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Anyone who wants to pick winners in high-prestige, high-stress fields needs to know as much as possible about people’s true stamina.
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212 |
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The best endings don’t leave us happy. Instead, they produce something richer – a rush of unexpected insight, a fleeting moment of transcendence, the possibility that by discarding what we wanted we’ve gotten what we need.
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164 |
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We need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that – sometimes – we’re better off that way.
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Leadership is never about tearing people down and making people feel less than themselves. Instead, leadership is about… inspiring people to believe that the impossible is possible.
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