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But I’ve always believed that it’s just as hard to achieve big goals as it is small ones. The only difference is that bigger goals have much more significant consequences. Since you can tackle only one personally defining effort at a time,
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“DON’T GET YOUR FUEL FROM THE SAME PLACE YOUR CAR DOES.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“In 1960 Americans spent 17.5 percent of their income on food and 5.2 percent of national income on health care. Since then, those numbers have flipped: Spending on food has fallen to 9.9 percent, while spending on health care has climbed to 16 percent of national income.”
― In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
― In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
“But I’ve always believed that it’s just as hard to achieve big goals as it is small ones. The only difference is that bigger goals have much more significant consequences. Since you can tackle only one personally defining effort at a time, it’s important to pursue a goal that is truly worthy of the focus it will require to ensure its success.”
― What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
― What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
“Serve smaller portions on smaller plates; serve food and beverages from small containers (even if this means repackaging things bought in jumbo sizes); leave detritus on the table—empty bottles, bones, and so forth—so you can see how much you’ve eaten or drunk; use glasses that are more vertical than horizontal (people tend to pour more into squat glasses); leave healthy foods in view, unhealthy ones out of view; leave serving bowls in the kitchen rather than on the table to discourage second helpings.”
― In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
― In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
“A classic LBO works this way: An investor decides to buy a company by putting up equity, similar to the down payment on a house, and borrowing the rest, the leverage. Once acquired, the company, if public, is delisted, and its shares are taken private, the “private” in the term “private equity.” The company pays the interest on its debt from its own cash flow while the investor improves various areas of a business’s operations in an attempt to grow the company. The investor collects a management fee and eventually a share of the profits earned whenever the investment in monetized. The operational improvements that are implemented can range from greater efficiencies in manufacturing, energy utilization, and procurement; to new product lines and expansion into new markets; to upgraded technology; and even leadership development of the company’s management team.”
― What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
― What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
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