Summary of Peter Bregman's Four Seconds

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The first step to overcoming your knee-jerk reactions is to take a breath. It may be the hardest thing you do all day, but it will help you make the smartest choice in the moment.
#2 Meditation helps us resist our urges, which in turn helps us make better decisions and be more productive. It teaches us to resist the urge of counter-productive follow-through, which is when we do something we don’t want to do.
#3 The hardest part of meditation is simply sitting still and focusing on your breathing. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes easier and more reliable to create an environment that supports your goals.
#4 The side effects of goal setting are many, and can include a narrow focus that neglects non-goal areas, a rise in unethical behavior, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced intrinsic motivation.

Sujets

• Gestion de carrière
• Business
• Economics
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Personal Success

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 17 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822514034
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Peter Bregman's Four Seconds
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The first step to overcoming your knee-jerk reactions is to take a breath. It may be the hardest thing you do all day, but it will help you make the smartest choice in the moment.

#2

Meditation helps us resist our urges, which in turn helps us make better decisions and be more productive. It teaches us to resist the urge of counter-productive follow-through, which is when we do something we don’t want to do.

#3

The hardest part of meditation is simply sitting still and focusing on your breathing. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes easier and more reliable to create an environment that supports your goals.

#4

The side effects of goal setting are many, and can include a narrow focus that neglects non-goal areas, a rise in unethical behavior, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced intrinsic motivation.

#5

Instead of setting goals, consider setting areas of focus. A area of focus establishes activities you want to spend your time doing. It taps into your intrinsic motivation, offers no stimulus or incentive to cheat or take unnecessary risks, and leaves every positive possibility and opportunity open.

#6

It’s important to understand that motivation is in the mind, while follow-through is in the practice. Motivation is conceptual; follow-through is practical. If you want to follow through on something, stop thinking. Shut down the sabotaging conversation that goes on in your head before it starts.

#7

When we’re under pressure to deliver on a big challenge, we should remember that it takes a lot of time to work on something creative. Creativity needs to percolate over time.

#8

I found a note on my computer one morning from Eleanor, telling me the speech might not be that great, but in the big picture, it wouldn't make a huge difference. I stopped trying so hard and instead set a goal I knew I could achieve: talk about one thing and do it simply and passionately.

#9

There is a simple remedy to the insecurity of being yourself: stop asking. Instead, take the time to decide what you think. That is how you find the part of yourself you gave up. That is how you become powerful, clever, and insightful.

#10

When you stop relying on others to tell you what you think, you will find that you are actually able to work harder when you don’t have to worry about pleasing others.

#11

Sometimes, not trying to fix something is the best way to fix it. This is because we often have a tendency to be proactive, and if there’s a problem, we feel better when we attack it aggressively. But sometimes, doing nothing is the best solution.

#12

Sometimes, the best strategy for working out a difficult interpersonal issue is to do nothing.