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Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 250
This should not come as a surprise: overly optimistic forecasts of the outcome of projects are found everywhere.
Never Eat Alone, Page 250
Seeking the influence of powerful people in our lives is not crass or misguided; it can be enormously helpful.
Getting Things Done, Page 250
…if you’re… focusing on only one thing at a time, without distraction, you’ll be in your ‘zone.’
Willpower, Page 250
All of us, whether or not we’re serious procrastinators, tend to have an optimistic bias toward our own work, so it makes sense to ask others to review our plans.
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 250
The authors of unrealistic plans are often driven by the desire to get the plan approved – whether by their superiors or by a client – supported by the knowledge that projects are rarely abandoned unfinished merely because of overruns in costs or completion times.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 250
We all bring more energy to the activities we enjoy and the pleasure itself sustains our energy.
Never Eat Alone, Page 250
…no one does it alone, whatever our goal or mission. We need the help of lots of others.
Focus, Page 250
Cognitive psychologists find that people tend to favor now in decisions of all kinds…
Never Eat Alone, Page 250
…the more accomplished the people we associate with, the greater our aspirations become.
The Speed of Trust, Page 250
Rather than focusing on continuous improvement and getting better, bureaucracy merely adds complexity and inefficiency – and costs – to the status quo.