Quotes

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 135

…become aware of the feelings that arise when you’re triggered, before you act on them.

Talent is Overrated, Page 135

Though executives at the best companies talk about their leadership development programs, they generally realize the term isn’t quite right. Developing leaders isn’t a program – it’s a way of living.

Focus, Page 135

…data science requires more than math skills: it also takes people who have a wide-ranging curiosity, and whose innovation is guided by their own experience – not just data.

Predictably Irrational, Page 135

…the more work you put into something, the more ownership you begin to feel for it.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 135

If you ever catch yourself calling Comcast instead of getting your work done, you know you have reached the Procrastination Hall of Fame, and you have a problem.

Slow Productivity, Page 135

Timing work is tricky. Especially when it comes to complicated projects.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 135

Compulsions are not choices, and they rarely lead to a positive outcome.

Focus, Page 135

…the best intuition takes huge amounts of data, harvesting our entire life experience, and filters it through the human brain.

ReWork, Page 136

…if you’re a copycat, you can never keep up. You’re always in a passive position. You never lead; you always follow.

Think Again, Page 136

When we realize how easily we could have held different stereotypes, we might be more willing to update our views.