if we can control the environment in which rapid cognition takes place, then we can control rapid cognition
Malcolm GladwellYou can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.
Malcolm GladwellClear writing is universal. People talk about writing down to an audience or writing up to an audience; I think that's nonsense. If you write in a way that is clear, transparent, and elegant, it will reach everyone.
Malcolm GladwellAsian culture has a profoundly different relationship to work. It rewards people who are persistent.
Malcolm GladwellPeople are in one of two states in a relationship,โ Gottman went on. โThe first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotion overrides irritability. Itโs like a buffer. Their spouse will do something bad, and theyโll say, โOh, heโs just in a crummy mood.โ Or they can be in negative sentiment override, so that even a relatively neutral thing that a partner says gets perceived as negative.
Malcolm Gladwell