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People learn when they’re surprised. Not when they read the right answer, or are told they’re doing it wrong, but when they experience a gap between expectations and reality.
Morgan Housel • Little Rules About Big Things
A feeling is an idea that hasn’t been articulated yet, whereas an idea is more like the receipt that comes out of the cash register of the thinking process.
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“Let’s put price off to the side for a moment and talk about what would make this a good deal.”
Tahl Raz • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
In the fourth century, John Chrysostom called the home, newly created in the marriage covenant, the "small church."7 In the exchanging of vows, the husband and the wife were anointed by the Spirit of God to be the established priesthood of this church-in-miniature, the redeemed Adam and Eve, building a particular place of worship on planet Earth.
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... See moreDaniel Grothe • The Power of Place
The advice is quite simple. When you are in a tough place, whether it’s a drawdown/downswing, lacking discipline, feeling desperate, having the urge to gamble, or feeling paralyzed and unable to make the right decision – basically any situation when you’re at your worst and feel miles away from your best – it’s in those moments when you need to
... See moreJared Tendler • Suck Less
There are fill-in-the-blank labels that can be used in nearly every situation to extract information from your counterpart, or defuse an accusation: It seems like _________ is valuable to you. It seems like you don’t like _________. It seems like you value __________. It seems like _________ makes it easier. It seems like you’re reluctant to
... See moreTahl Raz • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
When you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.
Kevin Kelly • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
flushing out the Black Swans—and exploiting them. Remember, your counterpart might not even know how important the information is, or even that they shouldn’t reveal it. So keep pushing, probing, and gathering information.
Tahl Raz • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
“Because I can tell you that nothing great in life comes with complete assurance of success. Engaging in an environment where there’s a high probability of failure, even if you execute perfectly, has huge ramifications for helping you lose a fear of failing. Huge ramifications for showing you what your potential is.