Abhilash Rao
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Abhilash Rao
Winston Churchill set up a special department. Others might be in awe of his titanic persona, but the job of this department, Jim Collins reports, was to give Churchill all the worst news. Then Churchill could sleep well at night, knowing he had not been groupthinked into a false sense of security.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
In psychology, valence refers to the positive or negative emotional value associated with a particular stimulus, event, or object.
And the Valenceeffect is our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of positive things happening and, in return, underestimate the probability of negative consequences.
Which, of course, skews our decision making .... See more
And the Valenceeffect is our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of positive things happening and, in return, underestimate the probability of negative consequences.
Which, of course, skews our decision making .... See more
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3 examples of how to use it in marketing
the quality of life depends on two factors: how we experience work, and our relations with other people.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Musk says, “Possibly the most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize a thing that should not exist.” Other
3. Pricing Page Quick Fixes
Alexander Estner • The right time to scale your SaaS - The 3 scale-readiness indicators
with three examples
Research shows that the best way to deal with negativity is to observe it, without reaction and without judgment. Then consciously label each negative feeling and replace it with positive, compassionate, and solution-based thoughts.
Chris Voss • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
Modern aspiration is not about having money to buy things, but having taste to know what to buy
andjelicaaa.substack.com • Move Over Influencers, Here Come Curators
you tell a story: you connect with people’s emotions so they’re drawn to your narrative, but you also appeal to their rational side so they can convince themselves it’s the smart move to buy what you’re selling. You balance what they want to hear with what they need to know.
Tony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
