“There are proven techniques for exiting feelings of incipient sadness and depression before they become damaging to your health and happiness. Moreover, by cultivating habits of optimism you can help to prevent disease as well as have a happier life.”
― The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
― The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
“Genuine, self-critical honesty is a great way to help people respect and admire you. It’s the ultimate in transparency, and when you’re transparent about your own shortcomings or question your own strategies, other people don’t have to—which often results in them making your case for you. It’s scary the first few times you do it, but it works wonders.”
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
“Compassion is important, but I believe that we have no moral obligation to encumber our own duties and dreams in order to serve the needs of people whose emotional instability limits their opportunity to be predictable and acceptable.”
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
“Act like who you are. It’s not a dangerous strategy—unless you’re a jerk—and will probably break the ice enough to integrate you more fully into your position.”
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
― Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction
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