Quotes

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 150

…anyone who ignores base rates and the quality of evidence in probability assessments will certainly make mistakes.

No Hard Feelings, Page 150

When giving feedback, keep potential biases in mind but don’t withhold important critiques for fear of being seen as racist.

Start With No, Page 151

By its very nature, if we stop to think about the process, note taking removes us from our world and keeps us in our adversary’s world. The simple act of picking up the pen or pencil moves us in that direction.

Talent is Overrated, Page 151

The greatest innovators in a wide range of fields… all have at least one characteristic in common: They spent many years in intensive preparation before making any kind of creative breakthrough.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 151

No one is ever going to pay you for something that you don’t have the confidence to charge for.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 151

If competition is chasing you (and they always are – this is why ‘only the paranoid survive’), you only get out of the valley of death by outrunning the people who are after you.

Willpower, Page 151

…lock yourself into a virtuous path… make it impossible – or somehow unthinkably disgraceful or sinful – to leave the path.

The Peter Principle, Page 151

…an ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.

The Advantage, Page 151

…with true clarity and cohesiveness, even a little formal communication will go a long, long way.

Talent is Overrated, Page 151

Creative achievement never came suddenly, even in those cases in which the creator later claimed that it did.