Quotes

Talent is Overrated, Page 98

Building and developing knowledge is one of the things that deliberate practice accomplishes.

Zero to One, Page 98

By definition, a secret hasn’t been vetted by the mainstream.

Think Like a Champion, Page 098

If, at the end of trying to make your current situation better, it is an obvious dead end, then it’s a good time to move on.

Team of Teams, Page 098

…teams whose members know one another deeply perform better.

Fierce Conversations, Page 98

Unconsciously, we end our conversations as soon as we initiate them, too afraid of what we might say or hear.

Unreasonable Hospitality, Page 098

Serving other human beings can feel demeaning, unless you first stop and acknowledge the importance of the work and the impact you can have on others when you’re doing it.

Predictably Irrational, Page 098

…every one of us, regardless of how ‘good’ we are, underpredicts the effect of passion on our behavior.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 098

The daily, dissonance-reducing distortions of memory help us make sense of the world and our place in it, protecting our decisions and beliefs.

Talent is Overrated, Page 98

Constantly trying to extend one’s abilities in a field requires amassing additional knowledge, and staying at it for years develops the critical connections that organize all that knowledge and make it useful.

Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, Page 098

Successful companies are vigilant companies. They never rest. They never exhale.