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Quotes from the books I read

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Time for few more quotes from the books I read. Mostly from Infinite games and Rising strong. When we die nobody will be declared as winner. In finite games there is a clear winner at the end of the duration based on metrics. In the infinite game, people drop out overtime but game lives on. Finite leaders look at metrics, infinite leader looks at continued inspiration. Finite games are seductive and addictive,  we must resist that urge. Kodak is the first company to introduce stock dividend. You can choose courage or comfort,  not both, not at the same time. Lot of seats in the arena filled with critics never ventured on the floor.  Knowledge is a rumor until it lives in the muscle memory.  - Indonesian Tribe Humans are feeling machines, that can think. You can change your life by charging thoughts, actions and feelings. When we know better, we do better. Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.  Vision without execution is hallucination. Resentment is like drinking poison and t

Quotes from the Books I read

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Some quotes from the earlier books I read: We know more than we can tell There are 2x10^270 possibilities in the game GO. More than atoms in universe.  Half the money I spent on advertising is wasted,  the trouble is I don't know which half. FB solved this problem. When compared, Cocaine is 20% of natural endorphin. The tallest oak in the forest was once a nut, who stood his ground. Strategy can not be created by committees. You are going to make mistake. The sin is to make same mistake twice. The best is to learn from others mistakes. If you take a penny and double it every day for next 30 days, you have more than 5million. People are endlessly complicated. During the 2nd world war US Air-force tried to train the pigeons to spot the bombing target for the bomber flights. It didn't work well, so they have to discard the program. Confirmation bias, endowment effect, halo effect. google it, pretty interesting. Similarity Judgements : when you give two things to a human, he will i