Quotes

Distracted, Page 084

…multitasking is essentially the juggling of interruptions, the moment when we choose to or are driven to switch from one task to another.

It’s the Manager, Page 84

Progress Review conversations are a powerful coaching tool when they focus on celebrating success, preparing for future achievements, and planning for development and growth opportunities.

Deep Work, Page 84

Human beings… are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.

Never Split the Difference, Page 84

In every negotiation, in every agreement, the result comes from someone else’s decision.

Rapt, Page 084

…having social ties is the single best predictor of a longer, healthier, more satisfying life.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 084

Once people have a prejudice, just as once they have a political ideology, they do not easily drop it, even if the evidence indisputably contradicts a core justification for it.

Off Balance, Page 84

Your capacity for life increases with the more energy you have.

Traction, Page 84

If you have a wrong person in the right seat, ultimately that person must go for the sake of the greater good.

168 Hours, Page 84

Ideally, there should be almost nothing during your work hours – whatever you choose those to be – that is not advancing you toward your goals for the career and life you want.

Distracted, Page 084

…to dissect and map these moments of broken time [interruptions] is to shed light on how we live today.