Book Titles

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work

By David Heinemeier Hansson, James Fried

Year Published: 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0062874788
Categories: Balance, Craziness, Work

42 Quotes Found

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Good decisions don’t so much need consensus as they need commitment.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Knowing when to embrace Good Enough is what gives you the opportunity to be truly excellent when you need to be.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

…attempting to be indiscriminately great at everything is a foolish waste of energy.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Whatever it takes means sloppy work in the service of just delivering something.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Becoming a calm company is all about making decisions about who you are, who you want to serve, and who you want to say no to.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Promises pile up like debt, and they accrue interest, too.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

You can only extend so many promises before you’ve spent all your future energy. Promises are easy and cheap to make, actual work is hard and expensive.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

People have no problem with change they asked for. What people don’t like is forced change – change they didn’t request on a timeline they didn’t choose.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Things get harder as you go, not easier. The easiest day is day one. That’s the dirty little secret of business.

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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work:

Everyone wants to be heard and respected. It usually doesn’t cost much to do, either.

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