Quotes About Communication

Greetings, Friends [or Esteemed Colleagues], Due to high workload, I am currently checking and responding to e-mail twice daily at 12:00 P.M. ET [or your time zone] and 4:00 P.M. ET. If you require urgent assistance (please ensure it is urgent) that cannot wait until either 12:00 P.M. or 4:00 P.M., please contact me via phone at 555-555-5555. Thank you for understanding this move to more efficiency and effectiveness. It helps me accomplish more to serve you better. Sincerely, Tim Ferriss

Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas en la era digital (Elipse, 2016), de Dale Carnegie.

Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.

Meetings should only be held to make decisions about a predefined situation, not to define the problem.

4—If you respond, don't over-apologize.

Looking somebody in the eye . . . is often the antidote for what is ailing us.

If you spend 2 hours a day without an electronic device, looking your kid in the eye, talking to them and solving interesting problems, you will raise a different kid than someone who doesn't do that. That's one of the reasons why I cook dinner every night. Because what a wonderful, semi-distracted environment in which the kid can tell you the truth. For you to have low-stakes but superimportant conversations with someone who's important to you." ON

Language is infinitely expansive (much like cooking) and therefore horribly overwhelming if unfiltered.

Two Words for Conflict Resolution "[My mentor's] life advice to me, when I'm going into a conflict or a difficult situation with my parents or an argument with Neil [Gaiman, her husband] is, 'Say less.' That's it. Just say less.

People don't like being sold products, but we all like being told stories. Work

NVC has a magical way of instantly defusing potential conflicts with anyone, from a partner to a server to a friend to someone at work. One of its many great premises is that no two people's needs are ever in conflict. It's only the strategies for getting those needs met that are in conflict.

siempre que te encuentres con alguien le digas en tu cabeza "te quiero

P2 (WordPress theme) for replacing email—p2theme.com

One of the most common Kindle highlights from The 4-Hour Workweek complements this: "A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

Tell people what you want, not what you don't want, and keep it simple.

el éxito de una persona en la vida suele poder medirse por la cantidad de conversaciones incómodas

word choice and ordering (diction and syntax). He

Gain a language and you gain a second lens through which to question and understand the world.

But the truth is, you can't really earn trust over time with people without being somewhat vulnerable [first].

while the world is a gold mine, you need to go digging in other people's heads to unearth riches.

The moral of the story is, whenever possible, do print/text interviews via email. A paper trail will give you evidence and recourse if people misbehave.

He said the HP mantra was "MBWA." Translation: Managing By Wandering Around. It stands for being in touch, being human—and learning from everyone.

No one cares if you are a people person. Have a point of view, and share it meaningfully, thoughtfully, and with conviction.

On Good Doctors "The length of time they spend with you on your first visit is probably your best indicator [of their quality].