Quotes

Decisive, Page 48

Removing options can in fact do people a favor, because it makes them notice that they’re stuck on one small patch of a wide landscape.

Hidden Potential, Page 048

Cognitive skills that amplify our ability to take in and understand information lay the groundwork for becoming a sponge. As we become more spongelike, we become better equipped to achieve greater things.

Tiny Habits, Page 49

Dreams and aspirations are good things… But investing time and energy to motivate ourselves – or other people – toward an abstraction is the wrong move.

Drive, Page 49

By neglecting the ingredients of genuine motivation – autonomy, mastery, and purpose – they limit what each of us can achieve.

Nudge, Page 049

In economics (and in ordinary life), a basic principle is that you can never be made worse off by having more options, because you can always turn them down.

Little Bets, Page 049

Practicing little bets frees us from the expectation that we should know everything we need to know before we begin.

Hidden Potential, Page 049

Absorptive capacity is the ability to recognize, value, assimilate, and apply new information.

So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Page 049

You need to get good in order to get good things in your working life, and the craftsman mindset is focused on achieving exactly this goal.

The Infinite Game, Page 049

…a written statement… dramatically increases the chances that the Cause will survive to guide and inspire future generations beyond the founders and those who knew the founders.

The Making of a Manager, Page 049

One of the biggest mistakes new bosses make is thinking they need to jump in and exert their opinions right away to show that they are capable.