Andreea Alexandra

“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

“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

“In fact, war may be just another obstacle an enlightened species learns to overcome, like pestilence, hunger, and poverty.”
― Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress