Category: Quotes — 52
From signal to meaning
In the May issue of the magazine “Around the World,” there was… published article Alexandra Sergeeva It will be available to everyone starting in August 2010, however, I thought the…
High financial policy, or the point of indifference
(Parkinson’s Laws) Cyril N. Parkinson In high finance, there are two types of people: those who have a lot of money and those who have nothing. A millionaire knows exactly…
About trust
One can ponder for a long time about whom to trust and whom not to. I’ve come to realize that sometimes you can trust a passing stranger more than someone…
Learning is light.
You can run promotional campaigns. You can hire salespeople. You can act as a sponsor. However, your competitors are doing the same. How can this help you stand out from…
Management · Motivation · Quotes
Fines and kindergarten
Original article: http://eduardk.livejournal.com/294267.html Original scientific work: Uri Gneezy en Aldo Rustichini, ‘A Fine Is A Price’, Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 29, Issue 1 (2000). Full text. Abstract The deterrence…
The economic effect of “sticking” in nine experiments
People often consciously choose the worst possible outcome for themselves. They are guided not by rational economic principles or other non-monetary factors, but by what is known in economics as…
Inter-Net! Why was a nationwide computer network not created in the Soviet Union?
Published in the journal: “Inviolable Reserve” 2011, No. 1(75). Vyacheslav Gerovitch. Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Gerovitch (b. 1963) is a historian of science and a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Seer. Using games to glimpse the future.
Article from New Scientist , which I have for you translated MY HOROSCOPE for this week claims that now is the perfect time for me to move or, at the…
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Use restrictions.
I don’t have enough time/money/people/experience. Stop whining. Less is more. Limitations are advantages, not problems. Limited resources force you to get things done with what you have. You don’t have…
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Custom tailoring, not mass production.
If your business is successful, people will try to copy what you do. That is simply a law of life. There is, however, a splendid way to protect yourself from…
The Social Character of Erich Fromm
To understand the genesis, functions, and reasons for the collapse of various types of societies, Erich Fromm’s developed theory of social character can provide significant insights. It addresses questions such…
From egalitarianism to kleptocracy
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. fb2. ). here Jared Diamond Chapter 14. In 1979, while flying with a group of familiar missionaries over a remote swampy…
The Future of History
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA Professor at Stanford University. CAN LIBERAL DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE DECLINE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS? Published in the journal Foreign Affairs , No. 1, 2012. © Council on Foreign…
100 things I will do when I become the Dark Lord.
Peter Ansprach «The Top 100 Things I’d Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord» Origin: http://minievil.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html Translation by Mikhail Vershkov (mikhail.vershkov@ru.arthurandersen.com) Being a Villain is not a bad career…
On the Categoricity of Thought
“Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst,” Robert Sapolsky Thinking outside of categories Instead of memorizing absolute characteristics of things, it’s more convenient for us to break…
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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.Dwight Eisenhower
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Less heroism.
Very often more reasonable better to leave than to be a hero.For example, let’s say you think the work you’re about to do will take two hours. However, four hours…
Too good is also bad.
Many people take pleasure in solving complex problems. However, over time, you can get used to constantly exercising your intellectual muscle and become “addicted” to it. Then you’ll start seeking…
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Technological advancements and the IT revolution
Quote from F. Kotler’s book “Chaotica” Information technology (IT) is one of the key factors shaping the process of globalization. Progress since the early 1990s in computer hardware, software, telecommunications,…
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Revolutionary Technologies and Innovations
Quote from F. Kotler’s book “Chaotica” The term “disruptive technology” was introduced by Clayton M. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School, in his 1995 article “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the…