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If you want to do something, you’ve got to do it now. You can’t put it on a shelf and wait two months to get around to it. You can’t just say you’ll do it later. Later, you won’t be pumped up about it anymore.
If you started a lousy company, money won’t help. If you started a great company, you won’t need to use money, and bringing money into the picture may undermine your efforts.
The kids who are still growing up require parents and caregivers who help them develop self-esteem with intrinsic motivation at its foundation…
…fun does not come organized from on high; it bubbles up from below. Like the flamenco, there is something spontaneous, zestful, and uncontrollable about it.
Inspiration is a magical thing, a productivity multiplier, a motivator. But it won’t wait for you. Inspiration is a now thing. If it grabs you, grab it right back and put it to work.
…deciding on and taking real next actions – actually moving on something in the physical world – is the essence of productivity.
…exposing people to money affects their attitudes and [indicates] that extrinsic rewards are not effective to make your startup endure.
When a dealer, vendor, agent, or employer quotes you a figure, take a deep breath, and don’t make any commitments until you’ve had a chance to think of reasons why that price might be unreasonable.
Dissonance theory would therefore predict that when victims are armed and able to strike back, perpetrators will feel less need to reduce dissonance by belittling them than they do when their victims are helpless.









