3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (October 10, 2019) | James Clear

“Negotiation Tips

-You want leverage.

-The person who creates more value has leverage.

-The person who can walk away has leverage.

-The person who is irreplaceable has leverage.

-The person who has a second option has leverage.

-The person who knows the numbers has leverage.

-The person who everyone likes and wants to work with has leverage.

-The person wh... See more

Maya Angelou on perseverance and defeat:

“There is, I hope, a thesis in my work: we may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody-two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure and time. Less time is crystal. Less than that is coal. Less than that is fossilized leaves. Less than that it... See more

“Gut reactions are usually very wrong or very right.

They tend to be wrong when they are based purely on emotion and in domains where you lack experience. They tend to be right when they are rooted in deep understanding and well-developed taste.

Trust your gut when you have the experience to back it up.”