Quotes

Amp It Up, Page 168

In your work life, try to embrace your struggles rather than avoiding them. Yes, they may be hard, painful, even terrorizing. But hardships are incredibly formative and educational.

Why We Buy, Page 168

…stores shouldn’t be willfully confusing or obscure, but they should seduce shoppers through the aisles with suggestions and hints of what’s to come.

Sprint, Page 168

…the biggest problem is that the longer you spend working on something… the more attached you’ll become, and the less likely you’ll be to take negative test results to heart.

Deep Work, Page 168

Deep work requires levels of concentration well beyond where most knowledge workers are comfortable.

Amp It Up, Page 168

Think of everyone around you – bosses, peers, and subordinates – as a potential future reference. What will they say about you?

Fierce Conversations, Page 168

How we enter our conversations is how we emerge from them. Holding back, not paying attention, disengaged, half-asleep. Or available, present, engaged, awake.

Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway, Page 168

…when you become a support to others you become bigger than you are.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 168

…a note written by hand and sent through the mail is more personal and powerful for the recipient.

Why Managers Matter, Page 168

Modularity drives down costs, allows for flexibility, and encourages innovation by making it easier to combine components, services, and ideas.

Sprint, Page 168

To prototype your solution, you’ll need a temporary change of philosophy: from perfect to just enough, from long-term quality to temporary simulation.