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Peter Bregman

Four Seconds

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  • Sampath Kumarhas quoted6 years ago
    In some situations, doing nothing—forever—is the right response. With my tendonitis, doing nothing helped. Sometimes, not trying to fix something is precisely what’s needed to fix it.
  • Sampath Kumarhas quoted6 years ago
    How did I arrive at those choices? I looked through the thousands of words I had written in preparation for the talk to find something I felt added my unique perspective to the conversation about learning. It seems obvious to me now, but how could I have hoped to find my unique perspective by asking others? Instead, I looked into the dark for what others had overlooked.
  • Sampath Kumarhas quoted6 years ago
    if you want to get something done, become a busy person. Don’t empty your schedule, fill it. The busier you are, the less time you have to get in your own way.
  • Sampath Kumarhas quoted6 years ago
    key: if you want to follow through on something, stop thinking.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    There are no bad feelings; they all make life richer.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    Next time you find yourself in the spotlight, let go of the idea that you’re “performing.” Instead, allow yourself to experience the moment, and your performance will immediately go up.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    When you’re experiencing though, it’s not about the end result, it’s about the moment. You’re not pursuing a feeling afterthe action, you’re having a feeling duringit.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    That is how we become powerful, clever, creative, and insightful. That is how we gain our sight.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    There is a simple remedy to the insecurity of being ourselves: stop asking.
    Instead, take the time, and the quiet, to decide what you think.
  • laurenluhas quoted7 years ago
    Here’s the key: if you want to follow through on something, stop thinking. Shut down the sabotaging conversation that goes on in your head before it starts. Don’t take the bait. Stop arguing with yourself.
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