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Distracted, Page 234
…our ability to sustain the memory of a skill… over time and distance and then replicate the behavior for one’s own purposes, is a crucial and uniquely human capacity.
Deep Work, Page 234
…in the end, a business’s goal is to generate value, not to make sure its employees’ lives are as easy as possible.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 234
High-quality company cultures get their cue from data networking routing protocols: Bad news travels and good news travels slowly.
Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 234
When [anger] burns out, it leaves the ashes of resentment and contempt. And contempt is the handmaiden of hopelessness.
The Rare Find, Page 234
Running a company well requires a lot of hard-nosed resolve.
Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 234
If you are a boss in an asshole-infested organization, or in a nasty neighborhood of an otherwise civilized workplace, the best solution is to escape…
Focus, Page 234
…nonacademic ability like empathy typically outweigh…
Quit, Page 234
Progress along the way should count for something, but we discard it because goals are pass-fail, all-or-nothing, yes-or no. There’s no partial credit given.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 234
Being CEO… requires a broad set of more advanced skills, but the key to reaching the advanced level and feeling like you were born to be CEO is mastering the unnatural.
Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 234
…learn the fine art of emotional detachment and indifference – don’t let their poison touch your soul.