Quotes

Think Like a Champion, Page 178

Sometimes being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 178

…if you’re delivering… results, and your company is benefiting, then there is no reason why they should have the right to make you sit in a cubicle from eight to five.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 179

A lesson learned the hard way is not to worry about getting the value stream identification right at the beginning. Don’t spend too long on it.

Blink, Page 179

When we become expert in something, our tasks grow more esoteric and complex… it is really only experts who are able to reliably account for their reactions.

How to Be Happy at Work, Page 179

…you won’t be happy in a job that doesn’t allow you to be who you are, or to pursue meaning and to have impact in a way that makes you feel that your efforts are worthwhile.

Tiny Habits, Page 179

By practicing Self-Insight, you can figure out if a new habit is worth pursuing. If it is, great – you’ll have renewed motivation. If it’s not, great – you’ll free up space for other habits that matter more to you.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 179

If it’s possible to do something ten times better, it’s also possible that you won’t be the only company to figure that out. Therefore, you must take the market before somebody else does.

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 179

Mobile devices are intimate companions, and like all such companions, we are willing to tell them a lot about ourselves.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 179

The vast majority of people tell us that they prefer depth to breadth and quality to quantity. But that’s scarcely the way we live our lives.

How to Be Happy at Work, Page 179

…most of the time, we have a lot more control over what we do and how we do it than we think.