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It is interesting that this same process may account for the problems some subsequent presidents—Carter, Clinton, Obama, and Trump—had in getting their programs through Congress. They came to the presidency from outside the Capitol Hill establishment and campaigned on their outside-Washington identities, saying that they were indebted to no one in
... See moreRobert B. Cialdini • Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
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The noted archaeologist Richard Leakey ascribes the essence of what makes us human to the reciprocity system. He claims that we are human because our ancestors learned to share food and skills “in an honored network of obligation.” Cultural anthropologists such as Lionel Tiger and Robin Fox view this “web of indebtedness” as a unique adaptive
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By focusing on PC and software sales, Microsoft neglected the behavior that is computing itself. Contrast this with Apple, which never sold a computer that didn’t come with an explicitly compatible operating system—this meant there was no potential confusion over whether the hardware or the software was to blame for anything less than a great
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And it is our desire to give that is why we must understand their desire to receive. To give is to receive.
Bruno De Campos • River Through the Heart
Success breeds overconfidence like nothing else.
Maria Konnikova • Mastermind
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Harari posits that our ancestors’ capacity to imagine nonexistent things was the key to everything, for it allowed them to communicate better.
Dana Mackenzie • The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Creative individuals frame their experiences. Such people are highly ambitious, and they do not always succeed, by any means. But when they fail, they do not waste much time lamenting; blaming; or, at the extreme, quitting. Instead, regarding the failure as a learning experience, they try to build upon its lessons in their future endeavors.
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
A society that gives short shrift to the power of something as unquantifiable as imagination and focuses instead on the power of the intellect.
Maria Konnikova • Mastermind
You want to ask energy-enhancing questions that get you engaged in the information. Ask yourself, “How is this relevant and applicable to my life right now? How will this information help me achieve my goals? How can I apply this information to improve my work?