Quotes

Drive, Page 143

Failing to understand this conundrum – that satisfaction depends not merely on having goals, but on having the right goals – can lead sensible people down self-destructive paths.

So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Page 143

Unless people are willing to pay you, it’s not an idea you’re ready to go after.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 143

A Badass reads the news, and makes themselves aware of the world to help manage relationships.

Reality is Broken, Page 143

The more we start to monitor and self-report through daily activities… the more we’ll be able to chart our progress, set goals, accept challenges, and support each other in our real lives in the way we do in our best games.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 143

…[there is] a basic limitation in the ability of our mind to deal with small risks: we either ignore them altogether or give them far too much weight – nothing in between.

Distracted, Page 143

Our data bit-and-snapshot portraits are drawn and redrawn in codes that we do not comprehend. With one tainted trace, we can be quietly erased.

A World Without Email, Page 143

The Process Principle: Introducing smart production processes to knowledge work can dramatically increase performance and make the work much less draining.

Brag!, Page 143

When you are the company, promoting yourself takes on a whole new meaning.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 143

When you are so close to your product, it is difficult – often impossible – to perceive it as a new customer does.

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 143

Convincing shareholders to increase their investment is probably the hardest part of an entrepreneur’s work.