Quotes

Courage is Calling, Page 221

This is what heroes do. They make an impact. They make a difference for others. Today and forever.

The Rare Find, Page 221

Highly structured interviews may not be as fun as a couple rounds of drinks at a speakeasy. But if a carefully scripted approach produces better results, it’s hard to argue against it.

Getting Things Done, Page 221

If you’re not totally sure what your job is, it will always feel overwhelming.

Priceless, Page 221

Alcohol narrows an already limited scope of attention, a phenomenon that’s been dubbed alcohol myopia. This places yet tighter bounds on rationality.

Courage is Calling, Page 221

Even if this kills us, even if we’re not around to enjoy the fruits of our sacrifice because it got us fired or killed or worse, it’s still worth it. Our memory lives on in the mind of the witnesses.

ReWork, Page 222

Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 222

…in so many patriarchal social orders, men like to conceive of themselves as doing socially, or culturally, what they like to think of women as doing naturally.

Distracted, Page 222

To survive, digital media need vigilant tending. Benign neglect will not do.

Think Again, Page 222

We can’t run experiments in the past; we can only imagine the counterfactual in the present.

Priceless, Page 222

Quoting a price to a potential client is a gamble. It can never be known exactly how much work will be involved, how demanding a client will be, what can go wrong with the job, and what the relevant chances are.