Andreea Alexandra

“Michaels himself, still the show’s executive producer, says the reason why Saturday Night Live has succeeded is because he works hard to force people to become a team. The secret to making that happen, he says, is giving everyone a voice and finding people willing to be sensitive enough to listen to one another.”
― Charles Duhigg, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

“When filmmakers get stuck at Disney, it’s referred to as spinning. “Spinning occurs because you’re in a rut and can’t see your project from different perspectives anymore,” said Ed Catmull.”
― Charles Duhigg, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

“The main problem with Sentinel, Fulgham believed, was that the bureau—like many big organizations—had tried to plan everything in advance. But creating great software requires flexibility. Problems pop up unexpectedly and breakthroughs are unpredictable.”
― Charles Duhigg, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

“This theory suggests how we can help ourselves and others strengthen our internal locus of control. We should reward initiative, congratulate people for self-motivation, celebrate when an infant wants to feed herself. We should applaud a child who shows defiant, self-righteous stubbornness and reward a student who finds a way to get things done by working around the rules.”
― Charles Duhigg, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business