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…this is the sign of a successful pivot: the new experiments you run are overall more productive than the experiments you were running before.

…a pivot: a structured course correction designed to test a new fundamental hypothesis about the product, strategy, and engine of growth.

The diving line between fruitless rumination and productive reflection lies in whether or not we come up with some tentative solution or insight and then can let those distressing thoughts go…

For many of us it’s a luxury just to get some uninterrupted private moments during the day when we can lean back and reflect. Yet those count as some of the most valuable moments…

The just-get-it-done mode runs roughshod over human concerns.

Everybody has a superpower. A unique strength… There’s one skill that you’re especially good at, and you probably feel most productive when you’re doing that one thing.

Motion makes you feel like you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just preparing to get something done.

…leaders don’t understand that what drives people to greater creativity and productivity is giving them autonomy, mastery, and a sense of purpose, not longer work hours and a smartphone…

…a study… in the United States found that the desire for intellectual challenge – that is, the urge to master something new and engaging – was the best predictor of productivity.

When we have the habit of setting goals only activity that we can accomplish and that is genuinely productive, we’ve taken the first step to getting some real work done.