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Eric Barker Quote: “It all comes down to the stories you tell yourself.”

51. “It all comes down to the stories you tell yourself.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Barry Schwartz told me: “Good enough is almost always good enough.”

52. “Barry Schwartz told me: “Good enough is almost always good enough.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Research shows that you don’t actually need to know more to be seen as a leader. Merely by speaking first and speaking often – very extroverted behavior – people come to be seen as El Jefe.”

53. “Research shows that you don’t actually need to know more to be seen as a leader. Merely by speaking first and speaking often – very extroverted behavior – people come to be seen as El Jefe.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Stop thinking about what you’re going to say next and focus on what they’re saying right now.”

54. “Stop thinking about what you’re going to say next and focus on what they’re saying right now.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Following the rules doesn’t create success; it just eliminates extremes – both good and bad. While this is usually good and all but eliminates downside risk, it also frequently eliminates earthshaking accomplishments. It’s like putting a governor on your engine that stops the car from going over fifty-five; you’re far less likely to get into a lethal crash, but you won’t be setting any land speed records either. So if those who play by the rules don’t end up at the very top, who does?”

55. “Following the rules doesn’t create success; it just eliminates extremes – both good and bad. While this is usually good and all but eliminates downside risk, it also frequently eliminates earthshaking accomplishments. It’s like putting a governor on your engine that stops the car from going over fifty-five; you’re far less likely to get into a lethal crash, but you won’t be setting any land speed records either. So if those who play by the rules don’t end up at the very top, who does?”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “One of the primary things every couple has in common is not magic or je ne sais quoi; it’s proximity. It’s really hard to fall in love when you never encounter each other.”

56. “One of the primary things every couple has in common is not magic or je ne sais quoi; it’s proximity. It’s really hard to fall in love when you never encounter each other.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “The truth is, we often underestimate by as much as 50 percent how much others are willing to help us when asked. As we talked about in chapter 2, being mistrustful or assuming others are selfish can be self-fulfilling prophecies.”

57. “The truth is, we often underestimate by as much as 50 percent how much others are willing to help us when asked. As we talked about in chapter 2, being mistrustful or assuming others are selfish can be self-fulfilling prophecies.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “We need optimism and confidence to keep going and convince others to join our cause, but negativity and pessimism help us see problems so we can make them better. Yes, the former feel much better, but both are necessary.”

58. “We need optimism and confidence to keep going and convince others to join our cause, but negativity and pessimism help us see problems so we can make them better. Yes, the former feel much better, but both are necessary.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Research shows that “only 6 percent of people work in the profession they aspired to in childhood” and a third of people end up in a career that has nothing to do with their college major.”

59. “Research shows that “only 6 percent of people work in the profession they aspired to in childhood” and a third of people end up in a career that has nothing to do with their college major.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Without a plan, we do what’s passive and easy – not what is really fulfilling. Robert Epstein surveyed thirty thousand.”

60. “Without a plan, we do what’s passive and easy – not what is really fulfilling. Robert Epstein surveyed thirty thousand.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “You need a personal definition of success. Looking around you to see if you’re succeeding is no longer a realistic option.”

61. “You need a personal definition of success. Looking around you to see if you’re succeeding is no longer a realistic option.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.”

62. “That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Fifty-eight members of the Forbes 400 either avoided college or ditched it partway through. These fifty-eight – almost 15 percent of the total – have an average net worth of $4.8 billion. This is 167 percent greater than the average net worth of the four hundred, which is $1.8 billion. It’s more than twice the average net worth of those four hundred members who attended Ivy League colleges.”

63. “Fifty-eight members of the Forbes 400 either avoided college or ditched it partway through. These fifty-eight – almost 15 percent of the total – have an average net worth of $4.8 billion. This is 167 percent greater than the average net worth of the four hundred, which is $1.8 billion. It’s more than twice the average net worth of those four hundred members who attended Ivy League colleges.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “We’ll see that the fundamental core of relationships is the stories our brains weave to create identity, agency, and community – and how those stories not only bind us together but can tear us apart if we’re not careful.”

64. “We’ll see that the fundamental core of relationships is the stories our brains weave to create identity, agency, and community – and how those stories not only bind us together but can tear us apart if we’re not careful.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “David Foster Wallace once said, “If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.”

65. “David Foster Wallace once said, “If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “If dreaming is so bad, why do we do it? Because it’s the mental equivalent of getting drunk: it feels really good right now but doesn’t lead to good things later.”

66. “If dreaming is so bad, why do we do it? Because it’s the mental equivalent of getting drunk: it feels really good right now but doesn’t lead to good things later.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “David Dobbs said in a piece for The Atlantic, “the very genes that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. With a bad environment and poor parenting, orchid children can end up depressed, drug-addicted, or in jail – but with the right environment and good parenting, they can grow up to be society’s most creative, successful, and happy people.” This.”

67. “David Dobbs said in a piece for The Atlantic, “the very genes that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. With a bad environment and poor parenting, orchid children can end up depressed, drug-addicted, or in jail – but with the right environment and good parenting, they can grow up to be society’s most creative, successful, and happy people.” This.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “Researcher John Gottman realized that just hearing how the couple told the tale of their relationship together predicted with 94 percent accuracy whether or not they’d get divorced.”

68. “Researcher John Gottman realized that just hearing how the couple told the tale of their relationship together predicted with 94 percent accuracy whether or not they’d get divorced.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “We crave ease, but stimulation is what really makes us happy.”

69. “We crave ease, but stimulation is what really makes us happy.”

— Eric Barker

Eric Barker Quote: “When we make it win-or-lose, everyone loses.”

70. “When we make it win-or-lose, everyone loses.”

— Eric Barker

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