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…perception is more precise, even, than actual stressful life events. In other words, what we think about ourselves and our lives is our reality.
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…the reality is that the problem is systemic and directly related to the limitations of hierarchy and basic managerial processes.
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9 |
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The desire to work with others for an important and exciting purpose, and the realistic possibility of doing so, are key. They always have been.
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’Bringing the outside in’ means using every possible communication mechanism to import the reality of the situation.
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…turning a mission into reality does not ‘just happen.’…one needs to gather the skills, tools, and materials needed. It takes time. It requires thought, determination, persistence, and faith.
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30 |
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The greater the distance between us and an adversary, the more likely we are to oversimplify their actual motives and invent explanations that stray far from their reality.
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Understanding the reality of talent is worth a great deal.
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20 |
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…our view that intelligence necessarily produces better performance is so deep that it may occasionally even blind us to reality.
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43 |
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High repetition is the most important difference between deliberate practice of a task and performing the task for real, when it counts.
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The reality that deliberate practice is hard can even be seen as good news. It means that most people won’t do it. So your willingness to do it will distinguish you all the more.
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