Quotes

The Effective Manager, Page 52

…managers have to be sure to do what they say they’re going to do.

Blink, Page 52

…if we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.

Getting to Yes, Page 52

As long as you do not seem to imply that the other side’s interests are unimportant or illegitimate, you can afford to take a strong stance…

Quit, Page 52

One of the key findings of prospect theory is loss aversion, recognizing that the emotional impact of a loss is greater than the corresponding impact of an equivalent gain.

Deep Work, Page 52

…knowledge workers in real offices… found that an interruption, even if short, delays the total time required to complete a task by a significant fraction.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 052

Being forced to supervise people who don’t need supervision is actually a fairly common complaint.

Emotional Agility, Page 52

…rigid postures stop us from being agile when we need to deal with life’s stressors.

Focus, Page 52

Since daydreaming competes for neural energy with task-focus and sensory perception, there’s small wonder that as we daydream we make more errors…

Blink, Page 52

We need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that – sometimes – we’re better off that way.

Quit, Page 52

In fact, losing feels about two times as bad to us as winning feels good to us.