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Workplace culture plays a significant role in women's advancement.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
The ability to focus is like a muscle: it gets stronger the more you use it.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
We need to create a culture that celebrates women's contributions.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
Focus on the work you love, and the rest will follow.
From Company of One by Paul Jarvis
The price of success is hard work.
From Legacy by James Kerr
The future of work will require inclusive practices.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
People are your most important asset.
From Traction by Gino Wickman
Ancient cultures understood the power of breath.
The barriers to women's advancement are often invisible, but they are real.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
The nose is designed for breathing, and the mouth is designed for eating.
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.
Each player has to be willing to sacrifice for the good of the team.
From Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
From Legacy by James Kerr
Training deep networks is challenging due to issues like vanishing gradients and requires careful initialization.
From Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville
Networking is not just about who you know, but how you connect.
From Power Moves by Lauren McGoodwin
Recovery is as important as the workout itself.
From Power Speed ENDURANCE by Brian MacKenzie
The only way to get better is to put in the work.
From Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe
Great leaders prioritize their people and their development.
From Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
Breath is life, and yet we often forget to breathe properly.
Collaboration among scientists is essential for breakthroughs.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
The Tim Ferriss Show is a way to meet the world’s best.
From The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
Mentorship is crucial for women's career development.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
Theories can only be tested against the background of a theoretical framework.
From The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Networking is not just about making connections; it’s about building relationships.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
If you don’t have the right people, you can’t build the right culture.
From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
The rise of artificial intelligence will redefine our workplaces.
Deep work will make you better at what you do, and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
Building bridges with others can lead to unexpected opportunities.
I learned that you can’t take shortcuts; you have to put in the work.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
To be successful, you must be willing to work hard and be disciplined.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
Understanding the science of breath can help us live better.
Mentorship is a two-way street.
From The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
Networking is not just about what you can get, but what you can give.
From Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers by Wendy Sachs
The mind is a network of capacities and dispositions.
From The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
Mycelium is both a network and a community.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Creativity thrives on collaboration and communication.
From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
We need to rethink the nature of work and the role of humans in the economy.
From The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
Business is about creating and managing relationships.
From The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Understanding the nature of networks can help us solve many of the challenges we face today.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
A manager’s job is to make sure that the right people are in the right jobs.
From High Output Management by Andy Grove
Don't be a hero.
It's not just about fixing women; it's about fixing the system.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
Collaboration is at the heart of scientific progress.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Networks, like cities, thrive on the diversity of their components.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Being busy is not the same as being productive.
From Company of One by Paul Jarvis
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
From The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
The best teams are those that combine both the artists and the soldiers.
From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
The most important thing is to be honest and transparent with your team.
People are more important than machines.
The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in our economy.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
From Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can cause ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the humility to look at ourselves honestly and gently.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Communicate with your teammates.
You can’t make a great product without a great team.
The workshop is a sanctuary for creativity.
From The Violin Maker: Finding a Centuries-Old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop by John Marchese
The future of work will be defined by our ability to collaborate with AI.
From T-Minus AI by Michael Kanaan
Play long-term games with long-term people.
From How to Get Rich by Naval Ravikant
Networking is not just about what you know, but who you know.
From Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers by Wendy Sachs
The main job of a manager is to make sure that the team is working on the right things.
From High Output Management by Andy Grove
Collaboration can be a challenge for introverts.
You can't just talk about excellence; you have to work for it.
The future of work will be defined by how well we integrate AI into our lives.
From AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee
Layered money is an essential framework for understanding the complexities of our financial system.
From Layered Money by Nik Bhatia
People don’t have to be perfect, but they do have to be real.
From Traction by Gino Wickman
When we are inspired by our work, we become more fulfilled and more productive.
From Start with Why by Simon Sinek
The concept of the 'intergalactic network' was ahead of its time.
From The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by M. Mitchell Waldrop
Diversity of thought is essential for true collaboration.
To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.
Your goal should be to make your passion your profession.
The grid is not just a network; it’s a reflection of our interconnectedness.
From The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World by Phillip F. Schewe
The freedom to choose how you work is a privilege.
From Company of One by Paul Jarvis
Your job is to make the team better.
Mental models are the frameworks we use to understand the world.
The organization is always the most important thing.
Work-life balance is crucial for maintaining mental health.
In the end, it was not only about the race but about the camaraderie forged in the pursuit of greatness.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
As AI evolves, so too must our frameworks for ethics and accountability.
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Overworking is a trap we create for ourselves.
From Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
Collaboration over competition creates stronger teams.
From The Myth of the Nice Girl by Fran Hauser
Great vision without great people is irrelevant.
From Traction by Gino Wickman
Collaboration enhances predictive accuracy and leads to better outcomes.
From Power and Prediction by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
The smell of success is often tinged with the scent of hard work.
From The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
What people actually do when they are confronted with a scientific puzzle is to look for a solution within the framework of the existing paradigm.
From The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Equity is about creating opportunities for everyone to succeed.
From The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work by Michelle P. King
Be the hardest worker in the room.
From Legacy by James Kerr
Collaboration enhances the quality of intelligence products.
From The Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by Richards J. Heuer Jr.
The path to excellence is paved with discipline and hard work.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
From The TB12 Method by Tom Brady
Understanding consciousness requires a new framework beyond physical explanations.
From The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers
The community was the backbone of Ethereum’s success.
From The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo
Mentorship is a gift we give and receive.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
It's important to make time for regular one-on-one meetings.
From Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Machines are not just tools; they are becoming partners in the workforce.
From Machine, Platform, Crowd by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson
Success in cycling requires a mix of talent, hard work, and a little bit of luck.
From Draft Animals by Phil Gaimon
The choice of activation function can greatly influence the performance of a neural network.
From Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville
Workaholism is not a badge of honor.
Breath is the bridge between our body and mind.