Quotes

Getting Things Done, Page 221

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

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.

ReWork, Page 222

Writing is today’s currency for good ideas.

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.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 222

…men see themselves as creating the world from their minds and brawn, and see that as the essence of ‘work,’ leaving to women most of the actual labor of tidying and maintaining things to make this illusion possible.

The Lean Startup, Page 222

Getting a startup’s engine of growth up and running is hard work, but the truth is that every engine of growth eventually runs out of gas.

Switch, Page 222

Checklists provide insurance against overconfidence.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 222

…great managers [make] a point of giving their feedback in private, one on one.