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…when there are a lot of people willing and able to do a job, that job generally doesn’t pay well.
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103 |
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You cannot expect someone to keep giving all of themselves if you put someone alongside them who isn’t willing to do the same.
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083 |
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Isn’t that what differentiates the good from the great? Being so committed to an idea that you’re willing to try harder, to go to unreasonable lengths in order to bring it to life?
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190 |
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Typically, the more successful [people] are, the more willing they are to share their secrets with others.
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011 |
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Whenever we can make some activity seem like play, pique our curiosity, or build excitement or anticipation, we will find that people are not only willing to undertake that activity; they may be willing to pay for the opportunity!
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133 |
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…consumers don’t in fact have a good handle on their own preferences and the prices they are willing to pay for different goods and experiences.
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045 |
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…people are sometimes willing to sacrifice the pleasure they get from a particular consumption experience in order to project a certain image to others.
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237 |
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…experiments show that sometimes we are willing to rely so much on other people, that we are willing to push aside not only our preferences, but the evidence in front of us.
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119 |
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Without this patient willingness to reject shiny new pursuits, you’ll derail your efforts before you acquire the capital you need.
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099 |
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When deciding whether to follow an appealing pursuit that will introduce more control into your work life, seek evidence of whether people are willing to pay for it. If you find this evidence, continue. If not, move on.
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139 |
