Quotes

Talent is Overrated, Page 84

…the most important effect of practice in great performers is that it takes them beyond, or, more precisely, around – the limitations that most of us think of as critical.

The Making of a Manager, Page 084

Feedback, at its best, transforms people in ways they’re proud of.

The Progress Paradox, Page 084

The fundamental reason so many Western citizens don’t seem pleased with their lot, or even to believe their lives are mainly favored, is the discontinuity between prosperity and happiness.

The Messy Middle, Page 084

Despite how much we intellectually understand the importance of pursuing a strategy with patience, few of us are willing to pay the price of patience.

A Game Plan for Life, Page 084

Nothing ruins a team more quickly than apathy.

Why We Buy, Page 084

Unfortunately, the managers of most companies fail to understand the importance of well-designed packaging.

Getting to Yes, Page 84

The more you bring standards of fairness, efficiency, or scientific merit to bear… the more likely you are to produce a final package that is wise and fair.

The Start-up of You, Page 084

…you want to always be investing in your professional network to grow the start-up that is your career.

Talent is Overrated, Page 84

Many years of intensive deliberate practice actually change the body and the brain. There’s a good reason why we see the world’s great performers as being fundamentally different from us…

Atomic Habits, Page 85

When the cues that spark a habit are subtle or hidden, they are easy to ignore.