Quotes

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 201

…if you’ve imprinted your values on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves.

The Element, Page 201

…research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older.

Hooked, Page 201

Observing your own behavior can inspire the next habit-forming product or inform a breakthrough improvement to an existing solution.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 201

…we now know that excellence in every role requires distinct talents and that these talents, unlike skills and knowledge, are extraordinarily difficult to train.

Start With No, Page 201

If you know the price and manage your time and energy and money and stay within budget and serve your mission and purpose, you’re okay regardless of what the boss does.

Lost and Founder, Page 201

…so few people are willing to be transparent about real numbers or honest that a big part of the motivation for founding a startup is in the hopes of an extraordinary payday.

Toxic Positivity, Page 201

…validation is not the same thing as an endorsement. It simply means that you can see how something is possible and recognize it…

Slow Productivity, Page 201

…betting on yourself in this manner – with nontrivial stakes for failure but attractive rewards for success – is a good general strategy for pushing the quality of your work to a new level.

Winners Never Cheat, Page 201

Fear is bondage… We can unwittingly incarcerate ourselves with worry, negativity, and obsessive behavior.

Slow Productivity, Page 201

Simply by placing yourself in a situation where there exists pressure to succeed, even if moderate, can provide an important accelerant in your quest for quality.