Quotes

The Coaching Habit, Page 126

…start with the end in mind rather than (as often happens) collapsing the ‘what’ of the outcome with the ‘how’ of the next steps and immediately getting discouraged.

Getting Things Done, Page 126

The focus on just one thing forces the requisite attention and decision making to get through all your stuff.

Fail Fast, Fail Often, Page 126

If you want to be a doer – then it is essential that you not deplete your confidence and energy by overthinking your opportunities.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 126

Our bodies… don’t make the distinction between a real threat to our survival and our more everyday fears.

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 126

A measurement culture is obsessed by process; while an effectiveness culture is obsessed by results.

Getting Things Done, Page 126

…most things you deal with are not to be acted upon the first time you become aware of them.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 126

The problem is that when our survival isn’t literally at stake, the benefits of fight-or-flight are often far outweighed by the costs.

Quiet Leadership, Page 126

…the answer to people’s dilemmas is almost never related directly to what is first put forward as the central problem.

Think Again, Page 126

In every human society, people are motivated to seek belonging and status. Identifying with a group checks both boxes at the same time: we become part of a tribe, and we take pride when our tribe winds.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 126

…the higher you climb in the hierarchy, the more oblivious the managers are likely to be – but at the same time, the more formal authority they tend to have.