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  1. Make candor predictable

    Idea 1 of 346Editorial illustration for “Make candor predictable”
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    you can like ask me anything. Um, and you can be sure I'll give you like the honest straight answer.Ezra Olubi

    Trust grows when candor becomes predictable, including when the answer is uncomfortable.

  2. Idea 2 of 346
    Editorial illustration for “Turn confidence into proof”
    Human stories

    Turnconfidence into proof

    The idea

    Self-esteem becomes sturdy when it accepts a test in the real world.

    What supports it

    You said it, you prove that you are capable of doing it.

    Stanislas Zézé · translated from French

  3. Carve out the time

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    Having time begins with choosing the patch that deserves your full attention.Ooléle synthesis from Jensen Huang

    It removes low-value commitments and concentrates attention on chosen work.

  4. Idea 4 of 346
    Editorial illustration for “Map the two unknowns”
    Global playbooks

    Map thetwo unknowns

    The idea

    Most decision errors begin by collapsing every unknown into one vague feeling.

    What supports it

    We also have the intervention of luck, which is the other form of uncertainty.

    Annie Duke

  5. Optimize for the next deal

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    Your desired outcome should be a better relationship.Chris Voss

    Judge the negotiation by what it reveals and what it preserves, not only by today’s number.

  6. Idea 6 of 346
    Editorial illustration for “Build. don’t just advise.”
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    Build. don’tjust advise.

    The idea

    A career can be educational and prestigious while still keeping you one layer away from the work you most want to do.

    What supports it

    I wanted to be the one that was making the hard decisions, not necessarily telling them what to do but actually doing it myself.

    David Vélez

  7. Map the buying process

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    How would they give a tender to people that are still in school? Iyin Aboyeji

    Customer discovery must include the person who controls the budget and the process that controls that person.

  9. Treat error as data

    Idea 9 of 346Editorial illustration for “Treat error as data”
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    not as their own end goal, but errors as an entry point for making the brain more plastic.Andrew Huberman

    An error earns its value when it changes the next attempt.

  10. Idea 10 of 346
    Editorial illustration for “Let mortality clarify the work”
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    Let mortalityclarify the work

    The idea

    A finite horizon can turn vague desire into a real choice.

    What supports it

    The time we have is shorter than people realize. What do you want to do with it?

    John Mackey

  11. Notice the automatic pilot

    Idea 11 of 346Editorial illustration for “Notice the automatic pilot”
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    The unconscious is our automatic pilot. It steers and tries to protect.Merry Ba

    A pattern is not an identity; it is a program that became fast.

  12. Idea 12 of 346
    Editorial illustration for “Pick your league, not your income”
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    Pick your league,not your income

    The idea

    A VP at Goldman Sachs can earn more than an entrepreneur — but he hasn't taken any fundamental risks.

    What supports it

    THERE ARE A BILLION PATHS POSSIBLE IN LIFE. ANYONE WHO CLAIMS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO SUCCEED IS A LIAR.

    Oussama Ammar