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A World Without Email, Page 130

A better strategy for shifting others’ expectations about your work is to consistently deliver what you promise instead of consistently explaining how you’re working.


Stumbling on Happiness, Page 130

Among life’s cruelest truths is this one: Wonderful things are especially wonderful the first time they happen, but their wonderfulness wanes with repetition.


Never Split the Difference, Page 130

…let the other side anchor monetary negotiations.


Sooner Safer Happier, Page 130

Anyone can be a leader. A leader is not defined by seniority or role. There are leaders at all levels.


Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 130

Substitution of questions inevitably produces systematic errors.


Give and Take, Page 130

Powerless communicators tend to speak less assertively, expressing plenty of doubt and relying heavily on advice from others.


A World Without Email, Page 130

Don’t let things fall through the cracks, and if you commit to doing something by a certain time, hit the deadline, or explain why you need to shift it.


Stumbling on Happiness, Page 130

Another way to beat habituation is to increase the amount of time that separates repetitions of the experience.


Never Split the Difference, Page 130

The tendency to be anchored by extreme numbers is a psychological quirk known as the ‘anchor and adjustment’ effect.


The Effective Manager, Page 130

If you can’t let it go in terms of how you feel, we recommend that you do let it go by not giving the negative feedback.