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…gratitude is a powerful restorative. It’s an equally powerful from of elevation.
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Our unconscious is a powerful force. But it’s fallible.
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It is possible to learn when to listen to that powerful onboard computer [our brain] and when to be wary of it.
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15 |
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The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to fortunate few. It is an ability that we can all cultivate for ourselves.
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We have a sense of what a leader is supposed to look like, and that stereotype is so powerful that when someone fits it, we simply become blind to other considerations.
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Taking rapid cognition seriously – acknowledging the incredible power… that first impressions play in our lives – requires that we take active steps to manage and control those impressions.
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Our powers of thin-slicing and snap judgments are extraordinary. But even the giant computer in our unconscious needs a moment to do its work.
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Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.
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People in power tend to become self-centered and oblivious to what their followers need, do, and say.
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Experiments… show that managers who took responsibility for bad events like pay freezes and failed projects were seen as more powerful, competent, and likable than those who denied responsibility.
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