“When everything constantly needs approval, you create a culture of nonthinkers.” — Jason Fried Approval Copy Share Image
“Forcing everyone into the office every day is an organizational SPoF.” — Jason Fried Every day Copy Share Image
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. —MARK TWAIN There” — Jason Fried Education Copy Share Image
“Small is not just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself” — Jason Fried Small Copy Share Image
Every time something slips through the cracks, the cracks get bigger. — Jason Fried Bigger Copy Share Image
"Easy" is a word that's used to describe other people's jobs. — Jason Fried Business Copy Share Image
“Unless you are a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy” — Jason Fried Business Copy Share Image
“It’s a beautiful way to put it: Leave the poetry in what you make. When something becomes too polished, it loses its… — Jason Fried Kindlehighlight Copy Share Image
“Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.” — Jason Fried Clear thinking Copy Share Image
“If no one’s upset by what you’re saying, you’re probably not pushing hard enough. (And you’re probably boring, too.)” — Jason Fried Pushing Copy Share Image
“Working without a plan may seem scary. But blindly following a plan that has no relationship with reality is even scarier.” — Jason Fried Scary Copy Share Image
“At 37signals, we’ve found that we need a good four hours of overlap to avoid collaboration delays and feel like a team.” — Jason Fried Collaboration Copy Share Image
“Meetings: "They often include at least one moron who inevitably gets his turn to waste everyone’s time with nonsense".” — Jason Fried Moron Copy Share Image
“People will respect you more if you are open, honest, public, and responsive during a crisis. Don’t hide behind spin or try… — Jason Fried Bad news Copy Share Image
“Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions. Don’t wait for the perfect… — Jason Fried Decide Copy Share Image
“As Sir Richard Branson commented in his ode to working remotely: “To successfully work with other people, you have to trust each… — Jason Fried Richard branson Copy Share Image
“When we start designing something, we sketch out ideas with a big, thick Sharpie marker, instead of a ballpoint pen. Why? Pen… — Jason Fried Sharpie Copy Share Image
“Ironically, you’ll probably get far more done when only half of your workday overlaps with the rest of your team. Instead of… — Jason Fried End of the day Copy Share Image
“Release yourself from the 9am-to-5pm mentality. It might take a bit of time and practice to get the hang of working asynchronously… — Jason Fried Time Copy Share Image
“The new luxury is to shed the shackles of deferred living—to pursue your passions now, while you’re still working. What’s the point… — Jason Fried Deferred Copy Share Image
“It's like when you're on hold and a recorded voice comes on telling you how much the company values you as a… — Jason Fried Business Copy Share Image
“Don’t worry about design, if you listen to your code a good design will appear...Listen to the technical people. If they are… — Jason Fried Engineering Copy Share Image
“What do you gain if you ban employees from, say, visiting a social-networking site or watching YouTube while at work? You gain… — Jason Fried Work Gain Copy Share Image
“Hire great writers If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position, hire the best writer. It… — Jason Fried Clear thinking Copy Share Image
“Smart people in white coats have extensively studied commuting—this supposedly necessary part of our days—and the verdict is in: long commutes make… — Jason Fried Blood pressure Copy Share Image
“Failure is not a prerequisite for success. A Harvard Business School study found already-successful entrepreneurs are far more likely to succeed again… — Jason Fried Business Copy Share Image
“If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position hire the best writer. it doesn't matter if… — Jason Fried Clear thinking Copy Share Image
“It’s a beautiful way to put it: Leave the poetry in what you make. When something becomes too polished, it loses its… — Jason Fried Poetry Copy Share Image
“Part of the problem is the perceived need to fill a whole day with management stuff, regardless of whether it’s called for… — Jason Fried Management Copy Share Image
“That’s one of the key challenges of remote work: keeping everyone’s outlook healthy and happy. That task is insurmountable if you’ve stacked… — Jason Fried Best intentions Copy Share Image
“Policies are organizational scar tissue. They are codified overreactions to situations that are unlikely to happen again. They are collective punishment for… — Jason Fried Scar tissue Copy Share Image
“These days, security for your devices is just simple good sense, like putting on your seat belt.” — Jason Fried Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“pulling seven people away from their work for an hour is worth seven hours of lost productivity.” — Jason Fried Productivity Copy Share Image
