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![Thrift Wars [Updated 2022] by Eric Michael](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438250016l/24510868._SX98_.jpg "Thrift Wars [Updated 2022] by Eric Michael")
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There is something self-destructive about Western technology and distribution. Whenever any consumer object is so excellent that it attracts a devoted following, some of the slide rule and computer types come in on their twinkle toes and take over the store, and in a trice they figure out just how far they can cut quality and still increase market penetration. Their reasoning is that it is idiotic to make and sell a hundred thousand units of something and make 30 cents a unit when you can increa
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― The Dreadful Lemon Sky
― The Dreadful Lemon Sky
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Feedback doesn’t tell you about yourself. It tells you about the person giving the feedback. In other words, if someone says your work is gorgeous, that just tells you about *their* taste. If you put out a new product and it doesn’t sell at all, that tells you something about what your audience does and doesn’t want. When we look at praise and criticism as information about the people giving it, we tend to get really curious about the feedback, rather than dejected or defensive.
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― Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
― Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
