Summary of Ron Friedman's The Best Place to Work

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#1 The year was 1935. The game was played at Crosley Field. The pitcher was Si Johnson. He was preparing to take the mound at Crosley Field. He was going to have the single most memorable game of his professional career.

#2 Ellis, the author, was a 19-year-old boy who was terrified of women. He had a sickly childhood, and as he entered his teens, he longed for a relationship. But his fear of being rejected kept him stuck in place.

#3 When your attempt rate is high, each individual failure becomes less significant. Accepting failure doesn’t just make risk-taking easier, it’s the only reliable path to success.

#4 The lives of creative individuals, including their backgrounds, educational upbringings, and productivity, can help us understand how they differ from others. Creative geniuses, for example, tend to hold a broader array of interests than their average contemporaries.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822507586

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The year was 1935. The game was played at Crosley Field. The pitcher was Si Johnson. He was preparing to take the mound at Crosley Field. He was going to have the single most memorable game of his professional career.

#2

Ellis, the author, was a 19-year-old boy who was terrified of women. He had a sickly childhood, and as he entered his teens, he longed for a relationship. But his fear of being rejected kept him stuck in place.

#3

When your attempt rate is high, each individual failure becomes less significant. Accepting failure doesn’t just make risk-taking easier, it’s the only reliable path to success.

#4

The lives of creative individuals, including their backgrounds, educational upbringings, and productivity, can help us understand how they differ from others. Creative geniuses, for example, tend to hold a broader array of interests than their average contemporaries.

#5

The willingness to grow through failure is not limited to individuals. Many leading organizations tend to do the same. For example, Google tries new things, and celebrates its failures.

#6

Sara Blakely, the creator of Spanx, was not interested in the traditional shapers that were so thick and left lines or bulges on the thigh. She wanted something that would fit her body perfectly, and she found it in a pair of scissors.

#7

The way we view failure is often influenced by our education system. We are implicitly taught that struggling means others will view us poorly, when in reality it’s only by stretching ourselves that we develop new skills.

#8

When we’re energized by the possibility of gain, we adopt a flexible cognitive style that allows us to easily switch between mental categories. When we’re evading a negative outcome, our attention narrows and our thinking becomes more rigid.

#9

The fight or flight response is a biological reaction that occurs when we are told not to make a mistake. It is difficult to find creative insights when your body is reacting as if you’re on the verge of becoming lunch.

#10

The pressure