Quotes

Decisive, Page 250

Success emerges from the quality of the decisions we make and the quantity of luck we receive. We can’t control luck. But we can control the way we make choices.

Average is Over, Page 250

Personal qualities of character such as self-motivation and conscientiousness will reap a lot of gains in the new world to come.

The Lean Startup, Page 250

Although the primary changes that are required in adaptive organization are in the mind-set of its employees, changing the culture is not sufficient.

Range, Page 250

There are no tools that cannot be dropped, reimagined, or repurposed in order to navigate an unfamiliar challenge.

Influencer, Page 250

Rarely does the average person conceive of changing the physical world as a way of changing human behavior.

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.

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.

Getting Things Done, Page 250

…if you’re… focusing on only one thing at a time, without distraction, you’ll be in your ‘zone.’

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.