Power: Why Some People Have Itand Others Don't
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315 printed pages
- Publication year
- 2010
Impressions
- Høgne Joensenshared an impression6 years ago
👍Worth reading💡Learnt A Lot
Quotes
- Didar KMhas quoted7 years ago
That may all be true, but the evidence suggests that you are more likely to acquire power by narrowing your focus and applying your energies, like the sun’s rays, to a limited range of activities in a small number of domains. - Didar KMhas quoted7 years agoFurthermore, intelligence, particularly beyond a certain level, may lead to behaviors that make acquiring or holding on to influence less likely. People who are exceptionally smart think they can do everything on their own and do it better than everyone else. Consequently, they may fail to bring others along with them, leaving their potential allies in the dark about their plans and thinking.
- Didar KMhas quoted7 years agoInstead, he attributed his success to extensive reading—he read at least one nonfiction book a week—and to his practice of structured self-reflection.
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