Angela's Book Takeaways & Quotes http://books.angelaognev.com Thought-Provoking Ideas from Design, Psychology, Economics, etc Thu, 04 May 2017 09:11:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 If given 20 minutes, use 10. http://books.angelaognev.com/given-20-minutes-use-10/ http://books.angelaognev.com/given-20-minutes-use-10/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:36:18 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=281 “It is the insecure who feel they must spend every bit of time allotted to them to embellish their record; […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/given-20-minutes-use-10/feed/ 0 The decision to change is the ultimate instant gratification http://books.angelaognev.com/decision-to-change-is-ultimate-instant-gratification/ http://books.angelaognev.com/decision-to-change-is-ultimate-instant-gratification/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:24:58 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=275 I aspire to be many things — intending to be more organised, disciplined, creative, and efficient each day. Aiming to […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/decision-to-change-is-ultimate-instant-gratification/feed/ 0 The Seven Sins that make us verbose http://books.angelaognev.com/why-be-brief/ http://books.angelaognev.com/why-be-brief/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 23:11:02 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=238 “Why BRIEF? In our attention-deficit economy, being brief is what’s desperately needed and rarely delivered. When we fail to be […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/why-be-brief/feed/ 0 I’m curious, but I don’t know what I’m curious about yet. http://books.angelaognev.com/curious-about-what/ http://books.angelaognev.com/curious-about-what/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 05:28:58 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=222 The most interesting thing about interviewing customers or users — having a conversation with the learner’s mindset — is this […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/curious-about-what/feed/ 0 Rediscovering the capacity for joy http://books.angelaognev.com/rediscovering-capacity-for-joy/ http://books.angelaognev.com/rediscovering-capacity-for-joy/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 04:01:11 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=219 I had the same misconceptions about Stoicism as the author — To begin with, I knew that the dictionary defines […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/rediscovering-capacity-for-joy/feed/ 0 Do you do more when you have more to do? http://books.angelaognev.com/structured-procrastination/ http://books.angelaognev.com/structured-procrastination/#comments Sat, 16 May 2015 03:04:22 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=216 When I procrastinate, I tend to buy books (and sometimes read books). It seemed to make sense that I read […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/structured-procrastination/feed/ 0 Humor is a way to communicate concern, without feeling silly, without showing fear http://books.angelaognev.com/humor-communicate-concern-without-feeling-silly-showing-fear/ http://books.angelaognev.com/humor-communicate-concern-without-feeling-silly-showing-fear/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 08:19:21 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=207 When brought in to give his opinion on a suspicious package, Taylor responded with dark humor: “I’m going back to […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/humor-communicate-concern-without-feeling-silly-showing-fear/feed/ 0 Fear is excitement without the breath http://books.angelaognev.com/fear-excitement-without-breath/ http://books.angelaognev.com/fear-excitement-without-breath/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:34:48 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=203 How do you want to feel when you look at your schedule for the week? When you get dressed in […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/fear-excitement-without-breath/feed/ 0 Why are most meetings boring? No conflict. http://books.angelaognev.com/meetings-boring-no-conflict/ http://books.angelaognev.com/meetings-boring-no-conflict/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:01:28 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=199 Meetings are a lot like movies, Patrick shows: they run about the same amount of time and involve sitting down. […]

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]]> http://books.angelaognev.com/meetings-boring-no-conflict/feed/ 0 More reminders of who we are when we smile unabashedly http://books.angelaognev.com/can-use-reminders-smile-unabashedly/ http://books.angelaognev.com/can-use-reminders-smile-unabashedly/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2015 03:40:55 +0000 http://books.angelaognev.com/?p=190 I’ve been taking candid, energised portraits for a little while, so I’ve compiled my favorite methods and mindsets into a […]

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