Quotes

Atomic Habits, Page 240

Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery. What you need is a combination of automatic habits and deliberate practice. Habits + Deliberate Practice = Mastery.

Overwhelmed, Page 240

…screen time for American adults, not counting work on computers, can hit an astounding 8.5 hours a day, the most time sucking of any developed country in the world.

Distracted, Page 240

Joint attention is a ‘meeting of the minds’ that is critical to social, language, and cognitive development…

Atomic Habits, Page 240

Mastery is the process of narrowing your focus to a tiny element of success… and then using this new habit as the foundation to advance to the next frontier of your development.

Overwhelmed, Page 240

…research has found that, with the flick of the TV’s remote, our thinking brains shut off. Within thirty seconds, we lose our sense of self…

Atomic Habits, Page 240

Each habit unlocks the next level of performance. It’s an endless cycle.

Overwhelmed, Page 240

If true leisure is all about choice, sometimes TV is simply the easy choice. It’s right in your living room. It’s cheap. Turning it on requires no effort. Yes, sometimes we choose TV because we’re too tired for anything else.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 240

In death, the essence of a soul’s being on earth is seen as marked by the love they felt for, and received from, their husbands, wives, children…

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 240

Listening rewards the giver’s effort in taking the time to give you feedback, and it leaves them feeling reassured that they have been clear.

Management, Page 240

Managerial jobs should… be designed to allow a person to grow, to learn, and to develop for many years to come. There is little harm, as a rule, in a job that is designed too big.