Iman Alirezapour

Reading

Words that stayed with me from each book.

Cover of Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Nonviolent CommunicationMarshall B. Rosenberg
Rather than put your “but” in the face of an angry person, empathize.
We are trained to be “other-directed” rather than to be in contact with ourselves.
Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.
You build the best possible story from the information available to you, and if it is a good story, you believe it.
Cover of Build by Tony Fadell
BuildTony Fadell
What you’re building never matters as much as who you’re building it with.
You can’t start with zero trust and expect someone to prove themselves to you.
Cover of Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres
Continuous Discovery HabitsTeresa Torres
We’ll learn more from testing our decisions than we will from trying to make perfect decisions.
Good discovery doesn’t prevent us from failing; it simply reduces the chance of failures.
Cover of High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
High Output ManagementAndrew S. Grove
Determine the purpose of a meeting before committing your time and your company’s resources.