“People aren’t working longer and later because there’s more work to do all of a sudden. People are working longer and later because they can’t get work done at work anymore!”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work #book #quote

“The two most important things we can do are to allow ourselves to be seen AND to really see others.”—Bernadette Jiwa, Meaningful #book #quote

“Overthinking is so tempting because it mimics progress.”—Peter Hollins, Finish What You Start #quote #book

“Another way to mitigate procrastination is to start in small, easy increments.”–Peter Hollins, Finish What You Start #book #quote

“Ship less features, but quality features.” –Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Matthew Linderman, and 37signals, Getting Real #book #quote

focused mode and defuse mode

“neuroscientists have been making profound advances in understanding the two different types of networks that the brain switches between—highly attentive states and more relaxed resting state networks. We’ll call the thinking processes related to these two different types of networks the focused mode and diffuse mode,” –Barbara Oakley, A Mind for Numbers

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“First, remember your connection to life. Second, remember your power to make your own happiness. Third, learn to appreciate the lessons that life brings you.” —William Ury, Getting to Yes With Yourself

“And that is the goal of visuals in the context of explanation: they make ideas memorable and reproducible.” (Lee LeFever, The Art of Explanation)

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