Smarter, Faster, Better

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Pg. 18, Allowing ppl to make choices transform people's interest.

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Internal vs External locus of control.

Internal Locus of Control - a belief they could influence their destiny through the choices they made (pg 23)

External Locus of Control - believing that your life is primarily influenced by events outside your control (pg 24)

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Pg 36. Asking "Why" and creating choice induces motivation. It helps create purpose.

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Pg 45. Group composition was insignificant compared to group norms. (How>who)

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Pg 61. Successful teams had two things in common. Equal talking & and high empathy (high scores in the reading the eye test)

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Chapter 2 summary: Psychological Safety is the most important of group norms. Do ppl feel safe talking sharing opinions without fear of retribution.

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Pg 88. "cognitive tunneling and reactive thinking occur when our mental spotlights go from Dim to bright in a split second but if we are constantly telling ourselves stories and creating mental pictures that beam never fully powers down

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Chapter 3 summary: mental models are an amazing tool to deal with many situations (especially the unexpected). Dustin Holman does this, defending that guy.

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Chapter 4 summary: SMART goals and stretch goals and the necessity of the two.

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Ch 5 summary: star culture vs engineering culture vs bureaucratic culture vs autocratic culture vs commitment culture.

Having ppl closest to the work be empowered to solve problems is very successful. (Toyota factories & FBI)

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Pg 196. Success is easier to stare at, but researching failure helps us more accurately forecast future outcomes and be less biased or optimistic.

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Pg 197, bayasean thinking. Base rates are important for good forecasting. The difference between prejudiced Bayesian thinking is that I try to improve my assumptions as we go along.

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Pg 227. So much of the creative process relies on achieving distance on not becoming overly attached to your creation.

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Ch. 7 Summary: mix new ideas with old ideas. Looking at solutions in the past and applying them in new industries, environments, or applications.

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Pg 229. Gap in the forest where the trees had come down or had burned in the gap is big enough to let sunlight in and allow other species to compete (in regards to creativity). Medium size disturbances allow space for creativity to ensue. Small or large disturbances can be counterproductive.

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Pg 266, if you read a book filled with new ideas force your self to put down and explain the concept to someone sitting next to you and you'll be more likely to apply them in your life.

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Pg 265. The relationship between learning and disfluency. Handwritten notes vs computer typed notes.