Quotes

Nudge, Page 118

Well-designed systems tell people when they are doing well and when they are making mistakes.

Rapt, Page 118

…research shows that we aren’t so much risk-averse as loss-averse, in that we’re generally much more sensitive to what we might have to give up than to what we might gain.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 118

Statistics may produce many observations that appear to beg for causal explanations but not lend themselves to such explanations.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 118

Unfortunately, too many of the environments in which we work today do more to frustrate than to foster our natural inclinations to trust and cooperate.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 118

Irrational commitment to an anointed start who is really a loser can happen to any boss, no matter how experienced they are or how high the stakes.

Amp It Up, Page 118

…if possible, always own your distribution rather than delegate it to a third party. Nobody cares about selling your product more than you.

Something Really New, Page 118

A service business is a business that takes a specific task that we have and does it for us. It is a means of outsourcing tasks.

When, Page 118

This U-curve of happiness – a mild slump rather than a raging crisis – is an extremely robust finding.

How to Begin, Page 118

To strive to become your Best Self is a lifetime’s work.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 118

…there is a lack of empathy and humanity in the way we do business today.