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...Although EIPs may be plenty smart, they avoid self-reflection. Self-justifying and often self-righteous, they rarely question themselves. They focus on their immediate emotions and desires, seemingly oblivious to how they’re impacting others or even their own future...

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...“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful"...

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...Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money...

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...The human mind suffers from three ailments as it comes into contact with history, what I call the triplet of opacity. They are: the illusion of understanding, or how everyone thinks he knows what is going on in a world that is more complicated (or random) than they realize; the retrospective distortion, or how we can assess matters only after the fact, as if they were in a rearview mirror (history seems clearer and more organized in history books than in empirical reality); and the overvaluation of factual information and the handicap of authoritative and learned people, particularly when they create categories—when they “Platonify.”...

...Persistent, gentle pressure almost always outperforms sudden, violent blows...

...This chicken and rice soup is the epitome of cozy vibes in a bowl, with dried tarragon stealing the show...

...If you don’t realize that you have power, you might not be able to exercise it...

...We’re just bags of chemicals. And as a manager we need to get these bags of chemicals to “click”...

...“I’ll remember it later.” I’ll confess, I rarely do...

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...Your brain loves questions and won’t reject them . . . unless the question is so big it triggers fear. By asking small, gentle questions, we keep the fight-or-flight response in the “off” position. Kaizen questions such as “What’s the smallest step I can take to be more efficient?” They allow the brain to focus on problem-solving and, eventually, action. Ask a question often enough, and you’ll find your brain storing the questions, turning them over, and eventually generating some interesting and useful responses...

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