Quotes

The Power of Habit, Page 226

…when the strong ties of friendship and the weak ties of peer pressure merge, they create incredible momentum.

Grit, Page 226

…if extracurricular activities are a way of practicing grit, it stands to reason that they’re especially beneficial when we do them for more than a year.

Give and Take, Page 226

If we help people who belong to our group, we’re also helping ourselves, as we’re making the group better off.

Decisive, Page 226

Because day-to-day change is gradual, even imperceptible, it’s hard to know when to jump. Tripwires tell you when to jump.

A World Without Email, Page 226

The core of the specialization principle is the idea that less can be more.

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 226

Choose an industry where you’ll have a core role, as opposed to playing a supporting part.

Why Managers Matter, Page 226

Strategies, no matter how carefully designed, are road maps to destinations we have never visited, over territory that has not been carefully explored.

Priceless, Page 226

…consumers pay too much attention to prices and not enough to the buying power that those prices represent. The signifier becomes more important than the signified.

Atomic Habits, Page 226

Specialization is a powerful way to overcome the ‘accident’ of bad genetics. The more you master a specific skill, the harder it becomes for others to compete with you.

Decisive, Page 226

Chances are you know someone who has been stuck on autopilot too long. Sometimes autopilot causes people to neglect opportunities…