Quotes

168 Hours, Page 85

Everything in life is a choice of whether to accept certain consequences.

Distracted, Page 085

…nearly 45 percent of workplace interruptions are self-initiated.

Start With No, Page 85

This mission and purpose must always be written… Important matters are written down for a reason, and it’s not to create busywork. So pick up your pen…

Bullshit Jobs, Page 085

Being forced to pretend to work just for the sake of working is an indignity…

Think Again, Page 85

…too many leaders shield themselves from task conflict. As they gain power, they tune out boat-rockers and listen to bootlickers.

Never Split the Difference, Page 85

’No’ starts conversations and creates safe havens to get to the final ‘Yes’ of commitment.

Rapt, Page 085

The message that paying attention to the other guy often helps you more than him is not one that you often hear from the therapy and psychopharmacology industries.

168 Hours, Page 85

Doing a lot does not mean you’re doing anything important with your 168 hours.

Blink, Page 85

…our unconscious silently crunches all the data it can from the experiences we’ve had, the people we’ve met, the lessons we’ve learned, the books we’ve read, the movies we’ve seen, and so on, and it forms an opinion.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 085

The standard practice of open discussion gives too much weight to the opinions of those who speak early and assertively, causing others to line up behind them.