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Resistance

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74 Quote(s) Found

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When something enters our field of attention, simply responding to it is the path of least resistance.

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Resisting change is as futile as resisting weather, and change – relentless change – is our weather now. It is that constant and unpredictable.

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If we can resist the temptation to justify our actions in a rigid, overconfident way, we can leave the door open to empathy and an appreciation of life’s complexity, including the possibility that what was right for us might not have been right for others.

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Only when a team member proves uncoachable – is resistant to feedback and takes no responsibility for how they show up at work, should we seriously consider removing them from the team.

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The path of least resistance – entropy or inertia – is constantly at work in history, as well as in the physical universe.

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Although complacency and resistance to change remain dangers to any successful enterprise, overreaching better captures how the mighty fall.

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All those times it’s difficult, when you notice the resistance, when you seem to be avoiding the adventure that’s unfolding in front of you…those aren’t moments of failure, those are moments of confirmation.

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Market domination produces tremendous internal resistance against any innovation and thus makes adaptation to change dangerously difficult.

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There is… well-founded resistance in the marketplace to dependence on one dominant supplier… no one likes to be at the mercy of the monopoly supplier.

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Resisting temptation and instilling self-control are general human goals, and repeatedly failing to achieve them is a source of much of our misery.

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