Quotes

The Element, Page 159

…it’s not what happens to us that determines our lives – it’s what we make of what happens.

A Whole New Mind, Page 159

…Empathy isn’t sympathy – that is, feeling bad for someone else. It is feeling with someone else, sensing what it would be like to be that person.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 159

In practice, the days of writing business plans are gone. Few sophisticated investors will read one as the first step – everyone wants to hear your pitch, not read your plan.

Predictably Irrational, Page 159

…if you tell people up front that something might be distasteful, the odds are good that they will end up agreeing with you – not because their experience tells them so but because of their expectations.

Start With No, Page 159

Pain. This is what brings every adversary in every negotiation to the table.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 159

…we have the option to face the facts exactly as they are – to see reality unvarnished, in all its complexity – and then focus on making the most of the life we’ve been given.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 159

Hustle as hard as you can, and when you get rejected, don’t stop, keep hustling even harder.

How to Be Happy at Work, Page 159

It’s rarely only one problem at work that leads us across the happiness line.

A Whole New Mind, Page 159

Empathy is a stunning act of imaginative derring-do, the ultimate virtual reality – climbing into another’s mind to experience the world from that person’s perspective.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 159

If users have difficulty understanding or using your product, it’s important not to help them, as painful as that may feel. Your goal is to keep the test as real as possible…