Quotes

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A World Without Email, Page 157

…we’re able to effectively apply our planning instinct only if we have a good grasp of all the relevant information…


Managing Up, Page 157

Unless you determine that your Incompetent Boss is a Fraud or a bad person, start out on the side of empathy and compassion.


Give and Take, Page 157

…self-interest and other-interest are completely independent motivations: you can have both of them at the same time.


Emotional Agility, Page 157

…Switch up your environment so that when you’re hungry, tired, stressed, or rushed, the choice most aligned with your values is also the easiest.


What if it Does Work Out?, Page 157

Challenge your own perception about what is possible for you.


Willpower, Page 157

Self-control turns out to be linked to habits, whereas the more controlled sorts of behaviors tend to be unusual or one-time-only actions.


Rules of Estrangement, Page 157

You don’t like it? You’re free to go. Sometimes just affirming that truth to yourself or to the other gives you power.


Managing Up, Page 157

Look for opportunities to shine and advance your career by doing great work and becoming your boss’s biggest asset.


The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 157

When our own value isn’t at risk, we much prefer to be in connection with others than in conflict. We’re also hardwired to reciprocate. Value another person, and that person is likely to value you back.


Unreasonable Hospitality, Page 157

If you aren’t attending to your own needs, you can’t help those around you… you can’t pour endlessly from your own pitcher without ever stopping to refill it.