Quotes

Getting to Yes, Page 34

Perhaps the best strategy to adopt while the other side lets off steam is to listen quietly without responding to their attacks, and occasionally to ask the speaker to continue until he has spoken his last word.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 034

You don’t fight great products – they become one with you.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 034

Candor is the key to self-knowledge. Candor is based in honesty of thought and action, a steadfast devotion to principle, and a fundamental soundness and wholeness.

Deep Work, Page 34

…the differences between expert performers and normal adults reflect a life-long period of deliberate effort to improve performance in a specific domain. – K. Anders Ericsson

Zero to One, Page 34

If your industry is in a competitive equilibrium, the death of your business won’t matter to the world; some undifferentiated competitor will always be ready to take your place.

A Whole New Mind, Page 034

Mastery of design, empathy, play, and other seemingly ‘soft’ aptitudes is now the main way for individuals and firms to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

168 Hours, Page 34

Corporate fortunes rise and fall, but businesses that succeed in modern times tend to be very focused on what they do better than anybody else.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 034

…people, when engaged in a mental sprint, may become effectively blind.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 034

…customers are not just buying a point-in-time product, they are buying ongoing innovation and an experience.

Seductive Interaction Design, Page 034

…while there are certainly plenty of patterns and conventions we can fall back on, every project presents new and unique challenges.