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…every effort should be made within the constraints of maintaining efficiency, to design work so that workers have a sense of completeness to their tasks.
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…once an employee has achieved final placement, his most vigorous efforts will never win him any further promotion.
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70 |
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As you consider building your own minimum viable product, let this simple rule suffice: remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek.
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110 |
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Happiness can lead people to experience intense effort and long hours as less unpleasant and more enjoyable, set more challenging goals, and think more quickly, flexibly, and broadly about problems.
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183 |
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Selecting one sharp focus requires inhibiting a multitude of others… That takes cognitive effort.
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The evidence is clear: the more effort that goes into a commitment, the greater its ability to influence the attitudes and actions of the person who made it.
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It appears the commitments most effective in changing self-image and future behavior are those that are active, public, and effortful.
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Don’t go for the small win, or the nice-to-have project, because people won’t bring in their best efforts.
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…meaningful work, especially the kind of creative effort needed to solve big problems, requires long, uninterrupted blocks of time.
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When you go to work in the morning, you should know that your time and effort will count.
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