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Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace

by Nikil Saval

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“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

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“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

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“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”
― Zeno of Citium, as quoted by Diogenes Laërtius

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