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we work more effectively, scientists have found, when we continually alter our study routines and abandon any “dedicated space” in favor of varied locations.
“I knew that to lead effectively I needed to get some things square in my own mind—and, ultimately, in the minds of everyone who works at Microsoft. Why does Microsoft exist? And why do I exist in this new role? These are questions everyone in every organization should ask themselves. I worried that failing to ask these questions, and truly answer them, risked perpetuating earlier mistakes and, worse, not being honest.”
― Hit Refresh
― Hit Refresh
“We could also motivate ourselves through competitive zeal. Microsoft is known for rallying the troops with competitive fire. The press loves that, but it's not me. My approach is to lead with a sense of purpose and pride in what we do, not envy or combativeness.”
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“I told them that we spend far too much time at work for it not to have deep meaning.”
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“Our industry does not respect tradition. What it respects is innovation.”
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“Work on your strengths, not your weaknesses. How many of your New Year’s resolutions have been about fixing a flaw? And how many of those resolutions have you made several years in a row? It’s difficult to change any aspect of your personality by sheer force of will, and if it is a weakness you choose to work on, you probably won’t enjoy the process. If you don’t find pleasure or reinforcement along the way, then—unless you have the willpower of Ben Franklin—you’ll soon give up. But you don’t really have to be good at everything. Life offers so many chances to use one tool instead of another, and often you can use a strength to get around a weakness.”
― The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
― The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
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