Quotes

Distracted, Page 206

We begin to forget how to pay attention to one another deeply and begin to attend more to fallacy and artifice. Trust, depth of thought, and finally a spirit of humanity begin to be lost.

Atomic Habits, Page 206

Pain is an effective teacher. If a failure is painful, it gets fixed. If a failure is relatively painless, it gets ignored.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 206

…it’s important to understand that nearly every company goes through life-threatening moments.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 206

If you go into a mentoring relationship expecting to change a person’s character you’re liable to be disappointment.

Atomic Habits, Page 206

The more immediate and more costly a mistake is, the faster you will learn from it.

Hidden Potential, Page 206

If natural talent determines where people start, learned character affects how far they go. But character skills aren’t always immediately apparent. If we don’t look beyond the surface, we risk missing the potential for brilliance beneath.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 206

By making the system of work pull-based, the work flows at the capacity of the system, revealing the capacity itself which can then be improved.

ReWork, Page 206

Pass on hiring people you don’t need, even if you think that person’s a good catch.

Range, Page 206

Specialization is obvious: keep going straight. Breadth is trickier to grow.

Atomic Habits, Page 206

When the consequences are severe, people learn quickly.