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The forgotten key to taking advantage of the best in modern life is not intellectual but emotional. It is not that intellect doesn’t matter… But emotion is the on/off switch for advanced thinking.
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041 |
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Modern life is neither linear nor circular. Its patterns are so difficult to decipher that it is causing more and more intelligent people to resort to simplistic, absolute conclusions just to feel the comfort of being certain, no matter if the certainty is a mirage.
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112 |
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…it is better to be primitive than to be sophisticated, and better to be stupid than to be smart.
|
020 |
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Resistance is an active, intelligent, protean, malign force… whose sole object is to stop us from becoming our best selves and from achieving our higher goals.
|
033 |
 |
We’re not lazier or less intelligent than our parents or grandparents, but what worked for them simply won’t do the trick for us now.
|
004 |
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purpose affirms trust, trust affirms purpose, and together they forge individuals into a working team.
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151 |
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…engagement [is] the central predictor of productivity, exceeding individual intelligence, personality, and skill.
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196 |
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When leaders publicly change their minds, it shows that they’re smart enough to realize they made a mistake, secure enough to admit the mistake, and willing to risk their reputation to do the right thing.
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079 |
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The funnier you are, the more people will think you’re smart because it takes intelligence to be funny.
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211 |
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The higher you go in many big companies, the thinner the oxygen; and the thinner the oxygen, the more difficult it is to support intelligent life.
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245 |
