proving that statistics, like the dresses that come out of the wardrobe on Oscar night, reveal as much as they conceal.
“Your right to swing your arms ends just where another person’s nose begins.”
― What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
― What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies
“I don’t need to do more smart things. I just need to do fewer dumb things. I need to avoid making emotional decisions and swinging at bad pitches. I need to think!”
― The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
― The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
“Humans tend not to purge. We add and add but never subtract.”
― Work Less, Make More: The counter-intuitive approach to building a profitable business, and a life you actually love
― Work Less, Make More: The counter-intuitive approach to building a profitable business, and a life you actually love
“Duke University’s legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, or Coach K as he’s often called, famously came up with the dictum, widely practiced in sports, of “next play.” If you miss a shot in basketball, swing and miss in baseball, or throw an interception in football, you should quickly reset your mind and keep going. Focus on the task at hand rather than on what just happened.”
― Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
― Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
“Lousy players, poor leverage. Said another way, business success is highly dependent on who you hire and who you don’t fire.”
― The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
― The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
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