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People who are respected and connected can exert an enormous amount of influence over any change effort.
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182 |
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In a well-balanced change effort, rewards come third. Influencers first ensure that vital behaviors connect to intrinsic satisfaction. Next, they line up social support.
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218 |
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Don’t squander your influence efforts by putting a lot of effort on fuzzy definitions of what you want to change.
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291 |
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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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In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built into our nature.
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035 |
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…switching from one task to another is effortful, especially under time pressure.
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037 |
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…many people are overconfident, prone to place too much faith in their intuitions. They apparently find cognitive effort at least mildly unpleasant and avoid it as much as possible.
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045 |
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…the outcome of a start-up depends as much on the achievements of its competitors and on changes in the market as on its own efforts.
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260 |
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You almost have to make an effort to avoid shopping today.
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024 |
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If you want to care more about something, put time and effort into it.
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064 |
