Quotes

Distracted, Page 013

The way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention – the building blocks of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress.

Absolute Value, Page 013

…under certain conditions people can be overwhelmed by too many disorganized options, [but] in most real-world buying situations, options are already well sorted.

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 013

Works sucks in corporate life today because we have time all wrong.

Rapt, Page 013

The real problem is that we don’t appreciate our own ability to use attention to select and create truly satisfying experience.

Good to Great, Page 13

You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality…

Transformed, Page 013

Coming up with an effective team topology is one of the most difficult, but most important, responsibilities for product leaders, especially at scale.

Deep Work, Page 13

To remain valuable in our economy… you must master the art of quickly learning complicated things. This task requires deep work.

Something Really New, Page 013

For most organizations, optimizing staffing and organization for innovation requires a real commitment to change.

CrazyBusy, Page 013

What makes worry peculiar these days is how common it is, even among children, and how toxic it can be, leading many people to hold back on life out of fear.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 013

The tension is as fierce today as it has ever been. Whenever upward mobility and good citizenship diverge, we have less and less in common, and less and less that is good.