Quotes

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 184

IT products should be continually refactored so they are always up to date. Systems naturally entropy if left untouched. The weeds grow.

Blink, Page 184

…when we are outside our areas of passion and expertise, our reactions are invariably wrong. It just means that they are shallow.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 184

Ironically, multitasking often leaves us feeling emptier and more disconnected. Partly, that’s because divided attention makes each interaction more superficial.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 184

Research… shows that dirty work does less harm when bosses add four antidotes into the mix: Prediction, Understanding, Control, and Compassion.

The No Asshole Rule, Page 184

…human beings will go to extreme lengths to save face, to feel respected, and to avoid embarrassment and feelings of shame.

Hidden Potential, Page 184

The people to promote are the ones with the prosocial skills to put the mission above their ego – and team cohesion above personal glory.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 184

Spend time breaking those dependencies rather than just managing them.

Management, Page 184

In the developed countries, industrial workers see themselves as severely deprived. They are defeated, losers, before they even start.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 184

Communication is obviously central to behaving urgently every day.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 184

Learning to balance this tension between the fire that burns within your heart and the practical voice inside your head is what makes you a breakthrough hustler.