Quotes

Hacking Growth, Page 010

…growth hacking allows companies to efficiently marry powerful data analysis and technical know-how with marketing savvy, to quickly devise more promising ways to fuel growth.

Priceless, Page 010

We may not all be money-grubbing materialists, but it is difficult for anyone in our society not to believe in the weirdly transcendent power of money.

Getting to Yes, Page 10

…any negotiation primarily concerned with the relationship runs the risk of producing a sloppy agreement.

Grit, Page 10

…talent is no guarantee of grit.

Overwhelmed, Page 10

To [ancient Greek philosophers], living a life of leisure was the highest aim of a human being.

The Progress Principle, Page 010

…helping [people] succeed at making a difference virtually guarantees good inner work life and strong performance.

Getting to Yes, Page 10

If the hard bargainer insists on concessions and makes threats while the soft bargainer yields in order to avoid confrontation and insists on agreement, the negotiating game is biased in favor of the hard player.

Switch, Page 10

…psychologists have discovered that self-control is an exhaustible resource.

Transformed, Page 010

Without direct, unencumbered access to actual users and customers, the product team has little hope of any kind of success.

Overwhelmed, Page 10

True leisure, the Greeks believed, free from the drudgery of work, not only refreshed the soul but also opened it up.