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It’s more productive to wonder, “how do we create the conditions for our people to get to where they’re heading?”

You can’t remember your ancestors a few clicks back, and you think anyone’s going to remember your work a few clicks forward?

Maybe, but only if it’s good today.

Later forgets most of it. Eventually, all of it.

What you do today, and how you do it, is what’s worth remembering.

Legacy isn’t a monument, it’s just that moment on repeat.

How to Win Friends & Influence People. Essentially, the book can be summed up into five simple steps:

1. Pay someone a genuine compliment. It has to be sincere. It can’t be a fake compliment. 

2. Ask them a question about their favorite subject, which is typically something about themselves. And then ju

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I can’t tell whether this is so obvious it doesn’t merit mentioning, or so fundamental it’s hard to see, but I’ve noticed recently that there seem to be two core approaches people take to establishing trust in communication. Call them “truth-seeking” and “community-seeking.” Most people seem to have a dominant social mode in which they operate basi... See more

“It's so simple, yet makes such a difference. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'”