In confusing stock options with ownership, corporations confuse trappings with substance.
James SurowieckiThere does seem to be some evidence that as people get older, they procrastinate less, perhaps because they feel the pressure of time more.
James SurowieckiWhat corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for a given product into a commodity market, which is characterized by declining prices and profit margins, increasing competition, and lowered barriers to entry.
James SurowieckiFraming effects can be very influential, and to the degree that you can think of a task as close rather than distant, you're more likely to actually get it done.
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