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“When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“If circumstances change, your decisions can change. Decisions are temporary.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Plus, if you’re a copycat, you can never keep up. You’re always in a passive position. You never lead; you always follow. You give birth to something that’s already behind the times—just a knockoff, an inferior version of the original. That’s no way to live.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out a faster way”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Find a judo solution, one that delivers maximum efficiency with minimum effort. When good enough gets the job done, go for it.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Working without a plan may seem scary. But blindly following a plan that has no relationship with reality is even scarier.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“It’s a lot harder to pull your head up and ask why.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“It’s a beautiful way to put it: Leave the poetry in what you make. When something becomes too polished, it loses its soul. It seems robotic.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“If you're opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry aout is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“That world may be real for them, but it doesn't mean you have to live in it.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“If you build software, every error message is marketing”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“It's like when you're on hold and a recorded voice comes on telling you how much the company values you as a customer. Really? Then maybe you should hire some more support people so I don't have to wait thirty minutes to get help.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Think about it this way: If you had to launch your business in two weeks, what would you cut out?”
― Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, ReWork

“The problem with abstractions (like reports and documents) is that they create illusions of agreement. A hundred people can read the same words, but in their heads, they’re imagining a hundred different things.”
― Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, ReWork

“It's better to have people be happy using someone else's product than disgruntled using yours.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Pass on hiring people you don't need, even if you think that person's a great catch.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Failure is not a pre-requisite for success. Already successful entrepreneurs are far more likely to succeed again than who failed”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Small is not just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Don’t be insecure about aiming to be a small business. Anyone who runs a business that’s sustainable and profitable, whether it’s big or small, should be”
― Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

“If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position hire the best writer. it doesn't matter if the person is marketer, salesperson, designer, programmer, or whatever, their writing skills will pay off. That's because being a good writer is about more than writing clear writing. Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. great writers know how to communicate. they make things easy to understand. they can put themselves in someone else's shoes. they know what to omit. And those are qualities you want in any candidate. Writing is making a comeback all over our society... Writing is today's currency for good ideas.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.”
― Ronald Reagan

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
― Harry S. Truman

“Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.”
― Lao Tzu

“Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.”
― Mia Hamm

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
― Jim Rohn

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
― Jim Rohn

“Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
― Jim Rohn

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
― Jim Rohn