Quotes

Focus, Page 234

…nonacademic ability like empathy typically outweigh…

Quit, Page 234

Progress along the way should count for something, but we discard it because goals are pass-fail, all-or-nothing, yes-or no. There’s no partial credit given.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 234

Being CEO… requires a broad set of more advanced skills, but the key to reaching the advanced level and feeling like you were born to be CEO is mastering the unnatural.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 234

…learn the fine art of emotional detachment and indifference – don’t let their poison touch your soul.

Primal Leadership, Page 234

The best development processes create a safe space for learning, making it challenging but not too risky.

Quit, Page 234

Altogether, the pass-fail nature of goals can impede progress, cause escalation of commitment, and stop us from considering the progress we make along the way as success.

Overwhelmed, Page 234

Research is finding that play is what enables humans to create, improvise, imagine, innovate, learn, solve problems, be smart, open, curious, resilient, and happy.

Influence, Page 234

Even knowledgeable authorities in a field will not persuade us until we are satisfied their messages represent the facts faithfully.

Quit, Page 234

Goals work, but sometimes they work to the point where they make us ignore clear signs that the goal is not worth continuing to pursue.

A World Without Email, Page 234

You must… become accountable for what you produce if you want the freedom to improve how you do so.