Discover Your Key to Professional Success

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Questions and Answers

What is the author's opinion on ego and status in the workplace?

  • They are important for career success
  • They are a false economy (correct)
  • They are necessary for motivation
  • They are irrelevant to work performance

According to the text, what is the price of progress?

  • Comfort
  • Hard work
  • Discomfort (correct)
  • Money

In the author's opinion, what is the cheat code for success?

  • Intelligence
  • Industriousness (correct)
  • Connections
  • Money

What is the author's view on taking risks and making mistakes?

<p>They can accelerate one's career (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should people prioritize in communication, according to the author?

<p>Others' language (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's opinion on money?

<p>It is a red herring (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's opinion on priorities and taking oneself too seriously?

<p>People should make conscious decisions about their priorities and not take themselves too seriously (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • The author worked at a big corporate law firm for five years.
  • Happiness should be intentionally carved out for oneself.
  • Money is often a red herring and people should find their real objective.
  • Ego and status are a false economy.
  • People should communicate in others' language and prioritize people.
  • Taking risks and making great mistakes can accelerate one's career.
  • Authenticity is important at work.
  • Industriousness is a cheat code for success.
  • Discomfort is the price of progress.
  • People should make conscious decisions about their priorities and not take themselves too seriously.

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