My Favorite Naval Ravikant Quotes: "I don’t know about you, but I have very poor attention. I skim. I speed read. I jump around. I could not tell you specific passages or quotes from books. At some deep level, you do absorb them and they become part of the threads of...
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Be “hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”
Be "Hearty in your Approbation and Lavish in your Praise." "Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement." (p. 266) "Why, I wonder, don’t we use the same common sense when trying to change people that we use when trying to change dogs? Why don’t we...
Is Overconfidence Good or Bad?
From Daniel Kahneman "Thinking, Fast and Slow" Is Overconfidence Good or Bad? "Psychologists have confirmed that most people genuinely believe that they are superior to most others on most desirable traits—they are willing to bet small amounts of money on these...
How to predict something according Daniel Kahneman
From Daniel Kahneman "Thinking, fast and slow" People forecast and predict all kind of things. Financial analysts forecast earnings, Economists forecast inflation, contractors predict the time it will take to finish their project, people forecast how much growth of...
Begin in a friendly way
From Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People. Begin in a Friendly Way “If you come at me with your fists doubled,” said Woodrow Wilson, “I think I can promise you that mine will double as fast as yours; but if you come to me and say, ‘Let us sit down and...
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
From Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People. If You Are Wrong, Admit it Quickly and Emphatically. "When we are right, let’s try to win people gently and tactfully to our way of thinking, and when we are wrong—and that will be surprisingly often, if we are...
Get the other person saying “yes yes” immediately.
From Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People. Get the Other Person Saying Yes, Yes Immediately. "In talking with people, don’t begin by discussing the things on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing—and keep on emphasizing—the things on which you agree....
Dramatize your ideas
Dramatize Your Ideas. "This is the day of dramatization. Merely stating a truth isn’t enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship. The movies do it. Television does it. And you will have to do it if you want attention."...
Try honestly to see things from other person’s point of view.
Try Honestly to See Things From Other Person's Point of View. "Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don’t think so. Don’t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that." (p....
Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.
Be Sympathetic with the Other Person's Ideas and Desires. "Wouldn’t you like to have a magic phrase that would stop arguments, eliminate ill feeling, create good will, and make the other person listen attentively? Yes? All right. Here it is: “I don’t blame you one...