Quotes

Bullshit Jobs, Page 197

To a large degree, needs are just other people’s expectations.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 197

You can monetize the punishment and end the problem. Or you can monetize the result and create a solution. Either way, it works.

Team of Teams, Page 197

It is necessary… to forcibly dismantle the old system and replace it with an entirely new managerial architecture.

Average is Over, Page 197

Let’s treat professors more like athletics coaches, personal therapists, and preachers, because that is what they will evolve to be.

Atomic Habits, Page 197

Habit tracking… keeps us honest. Most of us have a distorted view of our own behavior. We think we act better than we do.

Hooked, Page 197

…the goal of finding the Habit Path is to determine which of these steps is critical for creating devoted users so that you can modify the experience to encourage this behavior.

A World Without Email, Page 197

For most types of coordination, moving to predetermined office hours will significantly reduce the cognitive cycle cost compared with simply bouncing messages back and forth…

Dare to Forgive, Page 197

The righteous indignation of the mob is like a drug; it makes us drunk with a desire to condemn and to punish.

The Lean Startup, Page 197

So strong is the instinct to work in large batches, that even when a large-batch system is malfunctioning, we have a tendency to blame ourselves.

Why Managers Matter, Page 197

Managers should seek to balance… finding the blend between centralization and decentralization that works best in their situation.