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Caroline Webb

15 quotes in 16 categories

[Wikipedia] Caroline Michelle Christine Webb is a British author, economist and executive coach. Her book, How to Have a Good Day, argued that insights from behavioural economics, psychology and neuroscience can be used to improve working life. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, and has a

Quotes by Caroline Webb

“when people’s brains are in defensive mode, it becomes harder to see common sense. Small disagreements can end up holding back progress…

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“that lack of direction made me miss what I now know were three big opportunities to influence the quality of my morning.…

Morning

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“We know the reality we perceive is highly subjective; we might as well seek out the more interesting aspects of reality if…

Day life

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“Even with the worst that life can throw at us, we have a remarkable capacity to adjust to new circumstances and get…

Happiness

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“The more we place boundaries on the uncertainty—by acknowledging what we know for certain—the more manageable the remaining ambiguity feels to our…

Doubt

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“One thing at a time. Most important thing first. Start now.”

Start now

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“It’s generally hard for any of us to walk away from all the time, effort, or money we’ve already sunk into a…

Money

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“I should have been on the lookout for signs of common ground between people. When I took the time to set that…

Common ground

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“It’s just very difficult to come up with anything smart when you’re upset, angry, or tired. You can’t work when you feel…

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“having a sense of autonomy and personal competence is profoundly motivating.22 It turns out that we perform better, and feel better about…

Freedom

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“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. —STEPHEN COVEY”

Stephen Covey

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“To see this switching cost in action, try this basic exercise: Say “abcdefg,” then immediately after that say “1234567.” Notice how long…

Fitness

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“our chances of having fun and being brilliant are higher when we’re using at least one of our strengths as a springboard.”

Having fun

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“it’s surprising that arguments don’t happen more often, given that the filters of our automatic system—including inattentional blindness and confirmation bias—make the…

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“Hyperbole is an excellent red flag on the route to real wisdom. Conduct”

Real wisdom

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