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Bullshit Jobs, Page 237

Underlings have to constantly monitor what the boss is thinking: the boss doesn’t have to care.


Quit, Page 237

Inflexible goals aren’t a good fit for a flexible world.


Think Again, Page 237

If we’re not careful… the pursuit of happiness can become a recipe for misery.


The Rare Find, Page 237

The difference between growth and stagnation comes down to finding people with bold, fresh approaches, who can create opportunities that no one else saw before.


The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 237

The leadership journey has the potential to take individuals through a lifelong process in three phases: learn, earn, return.


Influencer, Page 237

When behaviors are out of whack, look closely at your rewards. Who knows? Your own incentive system may be causing the problem.


Bullshit Jobs, Page 237

…psychological studies regularly find that people of working-class background are more accurate at reading other people’s feelings, are more empathetic and caring, than those of middle-class, let alone wealthy, backgrounds.


Think Again, Page 237

Psychologists find that the more people value happiness, the less happy they often become with their lives.


How to Talk with Anyone about Anything, Page 237

When we are in a state of wonder, we open our minds to new, deeper awareness of one another.


Bullshit Jobs, Page 237

…the skill at reading others’ emotions is just an effect of what working-class work actually consists of: rich people don’t have to learn how to interpret labor nearly as well…